Legal Opinion
People v. Johnson
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 18, 1963No. Crim. No. 4318PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDraper, P. J.
Charged with burglary (Pen. Code, § 459) and receiving stolen property (Pen. Code, § 496), defendant was found guilty by jury only of the second count. The burglary count was dismissed, he was sentenced on the receiving charge, and appeals.
Defendant was arrested when he attempted to sell a stolen watch in a pawnshop. His use of a fictitious name on the bill of sale form provided by the pawnbroker and his conflicting explanations of acquisition of the watch concededly support the verdict.
Defendant asserts that the verdict is fatally uncertain because the information’s second count charged that…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- People v. ChadwickCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1906
- Bealmear v. Southern Cal. Edison Co.California Supreme Court · 1943
- People v. FeldmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
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