People v. Marsh

Defendants Marsh, Crane and Bateson were charged with attempted grand theft, conspiracy to commit grand theft, and conspiracy to violate section 2141 of the Business and Professions Code, the section prohibiting the practice of medicine without a license. They were convicted of all three offenses. Defendant Bateson has not appealed. Marsh and Crane appeal from the judgment of conviction and from the order denying their motion for a new trial.

The trial was a protracted one. The prosecution produced substantial evidence that defendants, none of whom possessed a medical license, worked together…