People v. Horton

Appeal by defendant from a judgment and an order denying a new trial upon a conviction of grand larceny.

That the verdict was warranted is most apparent. The evidence in the record is convincing as establishing that defendant and his nephew took the horse in question from the ranch where it was being pastured, brought it to the city of Los Angeles, and sold it for $115; that the negotiations leading up to the sale were carried on by both uncle and nephew, they claiming to be partners, and when the same were concluded, the nephew went into an office and signed a bill of sale, using a fictitious…