People v. Van Wagoner

Defendant appeals in propria persona from a judgment of conviction pursuant to a verdict of guilty of grand theft. (Pen. Code, § 487.)

Facts

Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the judgment, as we must (People v. Love, 53 Cal.2d 843, 850 [1-2] [3 Cal.Rptr. 665, 350 P.2d 705]), the pertinent facts disclosed by the record before us are substantially as follows: Harvey J. Chernack, in September 1960, purchased a 1955 red two-door Chevrolet automobile from defendant. Wednesday, December 28, 1960, at about 6 p. m., Chernack parked the car in front of his parents’ home at 3908…