People v. Beach

WOOD (W. J.), J.

Defendant was charged with grand theft in each of two counts of the information. In the first count he was charged with the theft of $5,000 and in the second count he was charged with the theft of $980. He was also charged with three prior convictions. At a trial by the court without a jury he was found guilty on both counts of the information and the court also found that the charge of the first prior conviction was true. Defendant has appealed from the judgment and from the order denying his motion for a new trial.

The complaining witness, H. A. McDonald, while walking on…