People v. Williams

Opinion

STEPHENS, Acting P. J.

The People have appealed the dismissal of several overt acts alleged in an indictment charging defendants with conspiracy to conceal stolen property. We reverse.

Joseph Edward Wood was a claims manager for the Hartford Insurance group. In that capacity he had knowledge of and access to a confidential insurance investigatory file on one June Walker who had sustained catastrophic brain damage while receiving medical treatment at UCLA. Evidence adduced before the grand jury established that Wood sold the file or a photo-copy of the file to David H. Cheren and George…