People v. Hooper

Defendant was convicted by a jury of the crime of larceny in a building 1 and sentenced to a prison term of three to four years.

The complaint charged the appellant took a mini-8 tape player; six tapes; a rear tape speaker; and a steering wheel knob. At the preliminary examination the prosecution moved to delete all items except the tape player from the complaint and the motion was granted.

At the trial, the complainant’s neighbors testified that they observed two men go to the complainant’s garage and the defendant standing outside the garage while the other man went inside. After…