People v. Thomas

Opinion

CHRISTIAN, J.

Nelson Claude Thomas appeals from an order admitting him to probation after a jury found him guilty of grand theft in the taking of property from the person of another (Pen. Code, § 487, subd. 2).

Appellant contends that the court erred in denying a motion for mistrial when it developed that, after the jury had been impaneled but before the taking of testimony began, four jurors read a newspaper story which had identified the case by name and related that a codefendant had pleaded guilty and been sentenced. The press story is set out below:

Jury Picked For Purse Snatching

Jury…