People v. Malbrough

— From judgments of guilty, entered on jury verdicts, reduced on motions for a new trial from robbery in the second degree to grand theft from the person (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. 2), defendants appeal.

Facts: Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the People (People v. Newland, 15 Cal.2d 678, 681 [104 P.2d 778]), the record discloses:

On November 22, 1959, at approximately 8 :45 in the evening, Officers Bussell and Sakoda were on duty riding in an unmarked police car in the vicinity of Stanford Avenue between Fourth and Fifth Streets in the city of Los Angeles. Seeing defendants…