People v. Green

Defendants Green and Carson were convicted of grand theft (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. 1) and forgery of a fictitious name (Pen. Code, § 470). Carson has appealed from the judgment and the order denying his motion for a new trial.

These offenses grew out of a transaction involving the pretended purchase of a ring from Mrs. Bernice Jones Gordon and the issuance of a check therefor by Carson, using a fictitious name as a drawer. By delivering the check to Mrs. Gordon, Green was enabled to get possession of the ring and then attempted to run away. He was apprehended by an officer and the ring was…