State v. Vigil

WADE, Justice.

This is an appeal by the defendant Benito E. Vigil, from a conviction on a jury verdict of the crimes of Grand Larceny and 2nd Degree Burglary. The facts established by the evidence are as follows:

On August 1, 1951, the automobile of Mr. T. A. Short of Kettlemen, California, was parked on North Temple Street in Salt Lake City, while the owner and his family were eating dinner in a local restaurant. While the automobile was thus parked, it was broken into and several pieces of luggage, containing clothing and other articles, including travelers checks with a face value of $300,…