Dimitrovich

This is an appeal from a judgment wherein the defendants were convicted of several counts of grand theft.

In an information filed in Los Angeles County the defendants were jointly charged in count one with a violation of section 182, subdivision 1 and subdivision 4 of the Penal Code (conspiracy to commit grand theft). In Counts II, III, IV and V they were jointly charged with violations of the provisions of section 487, subdivision 1, Penal Code (grand theft).

The defendants pleaded not guilty. A trial was had before a jury and each defendant was represented by separate counsel and after several days of trial both defendants were found not guilty as to Count I and each defendant was found guilty as to each of the remaining counts.

Dimitrovich and Kassab wére active in a California corporation called Europa Travels, Inc., which was engaged in the business of providing low-cost air transportation from the United States to Europe and return. Kassab was president of the corporation. Starting in March 1959, advertisements were placed in local newspapers wherein it was announced in effect that round-trip air transportation from Los Angeles to Europe was available for $545, the…