People v. Arceo

Opinion

PARAS, J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment (commitment to state prison) entered after a jury found him guilty of grand theft of an automobile (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. 3).

I

Defendant’s first contention is that there is insufficient evidence to support the conviction since there are no facts in the record “. . . to allow an inference . . . that appellant was the one who on January 16, 1978, took possession of Saragoza’s car at Red’s bar and unlawfully drove it away. . . .”

It is a well-established rule that the test on appeal is whether there is substantial evidence to support the…