People v. Withers

Defendant was adjudged guilty by a jury of three counts of grand theft. A prior conviction of a felony (issuing worthless cheeks) was admitted. The appeal is from the judgment. Six specifications of error are urged which, in substance, include alleged prejudicial cross-examination of the defendant, failure of the trial court to give cautionary instructions relating to circumstantial evidence and the admissions of defendant, insufficient evidence, and an alleged abuse of discretion on the part of the court in ordering the judgments to run consecutively.

The evidence reveals that the defendant…