People v. Perez

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of a violation of Vehicle Code section 503 (now § 10851; Theft and Unlawful Driving or Taking of a Vehicle), and from an alleged order denying an alleged motion for a new trial.

Facts

The record before us, read in the light of the familiar rule set forth in People v. Newland, 15 Cal.2d 678, 681 [104 P.2d 778], shows the facts to be substantially as follows: Defendant, on March 12, 1958, secured possession of a model 1957 black Corvette automobile being purchased under contract by Harlan Riley on defendant’s representation that he had a buyer named…