Pass v. State

Leo Pass, hereinafter called defendant, was informed against for the crime of grand larceny, the property alleged to have been stolen being a Ford touring car. He was duly convicted thereof, and has appealed to this court. There are some five assignments of error, but we think we need consider only the last, which is that the verdict rendered is against the law and the evidence.

Larceny, under our statute, is defined as:

“The felonious stealing, taking, carrying, leading, or driving away the personal property of another.” Pen. Code 1913, § 481.

Under this definition, the essentials of the crime…