People v. Case

Defendant was charged with a violation of section 487, subdivision 1, of the Penal Code. The information alleged that defendant “on or about the 15th day of April, 1955, at and in the County of Los Angeles . . . did wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously take Twelve Hundred Dollars ($1,200), in money ... the personal property of Carol Louise Heide.” Defendant pleaded not guilty. Trial by jury was waived, and the court adjudged defendant guilty and sentenced him to the state prison. He appeals from the judgment of conviction.

Defendant contends: (1) that the evidence was insufficient to sustain…