People v. Gibson
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Kern County, and from an order denying a new trial. J. • W. Mahon, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
By information filed by the district attorney defendant was charged with the crime of grand larceny, and upon trial therefor he was convicted. The appeal is from the judgment and an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial. He contends for a reversal upon two grounds, namely: that the evidence is insufficient to justify the verdict and errors of the court in instructing the jury.
The subject of the larceny was a watch of the value of $35 and $65 in coin, which were stolen from the trunk of the prosecuting witness. The evidence tends to show that at the time of the theft this trunk was…
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