People v. Booker

Defendant Booker, convicted in a jury trial of burglary and grand theft based upon a single incident, appeals from a judgment imposing sentence.

Alvin Hardy was tried jointly with defendant and convicted of grand theft and burglary.

The Evidence

The direct testimony, physical evidence, and inferences reasonably to be drawn therefrom, stated most favorably in support of the judgment, are as follows:

On Tuesday, October 4, 1966, at about 4 p.m., Mrs. Harumi Kanemitsu made some purchases at the Food Value market in Vista, San Diego County. In making payment, she cashed a cheek for $320 and received…