People v. Liss

Bella Liss is charged with the crime of petty theft with prior convictions for felonies. Under section 667 of the Penal Code, the offense for which she is now being prosecuted is a felony. The appeal is from a judgment of conviction, and presents for decision questions as to the sufficiency of the evidence and the nature and effect of an instruction concerning confessions.

The information accused the defendant of wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously taking $27 from Von’s Market. She pleaded “not guilty as charged in the information,” but admitted the prior convictions in this state for…