Legal Opinion
People v. Aiken
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 4, 1963No. Crim. 8434PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFiles, J.
Defendant was convicted of grand theft of an automobile and appeals from the judgment. * The sole question is whether there was a sufficient transfer of property to support the conviction upon the theory of theft by false pretenses.
The evidence was sufficient to allow the jury to find that the transaction occurred as follows:
On November 19, 1961, an automobile dealer named Marcel Sap agreed to sell defendant a 1959 Thunderbird in exchange for a 1953 Plymouth, a 1960 Ford, a 1956 Oldsmobile and $166.54 in cash. Defendant delivered the Plymouth and the cash. The purchase order was marked “Paid…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. AshleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
- People v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
- People v. Nor WoodsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
- Stoddart v. PeirceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
- Chappell v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1940
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Plotkin v. Pomona Valley Imports, Inc. (In re Plotkin)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
- Lewis v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1998
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