State v. Paramo

LOCKWOOD, Justice.

Appellant was found guilty of the crime of petty theft, and appeals from that judgment and the denial of his motions in arrest of judgment and for a new trial.

The facts appear to be as follows: On Friday, February 21, 1961, defendant Paramo was employed on a construction job in Tucson, Arizona, where several sorority and fraternity houses were being built. During the evening of that day a night watchman employed at the construction site observed a pickup truck containing several persons driving around the construction site area, but did not recognize any of its occupants. No…