People v. Romo

Opinion

THAXTER, J.

Appellant was convicted by a jury of grand theft (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. 1). He admitted a sentence enhancement allegation of a prior felony conviction (Pen. Code, § 667.5, subd. (b)), and was thereafter sentenced to a three-year prison term. The sole issue he raises on appeal is that the court erred in refusing his proffered jury instruction on the claim-of-right defense. We will hold that the instruction was properly rejected because there was insufficient evidence to support the defense. Finding no error, we will affirm.

Facts

Raymond Hehn owned some land in the…