People v. Ford

Defendant was accused of grand theft and was1 convicted in a jury trial of taking a small purse and jewelry of the value of $1,750 from the home of a Mrs. Floyd. He appeals from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for new trial.

The points on appeal are that there was insufficient proof of the corpus delicti to allow the admission in evidence of defendant’s confession, and that the court erred in giving erroneous and conflicting instructions. The record also discloses certain statements made to the jury by the prosecutor which require examination for the purpose of determining…