Carter

In the information the defendants were charged jointly with the commission of the crime of attempting to commit grand larceny, witlp a prior conviction of a felony.

Defendant Carter appeals from a judgment of conviction and from an order of the court denying his motion for a new trial.

Appellant contends that the judgment is contrary to law, and that the verdict of the jury is not supported by the evidence.

From the record on appeal it appears that the jury was justified in believing the following facts to be true: A man named Shrader, who was the owner of an automobile, parked it near the curb on the street directly opposite a building in which his office was located, and from which place he saw defendant Carter seated in Shrader’s automobile, manipulating the levers thereof. At the same time Shrader could hear the “starter gears working in the car.” After watching Carter for several minutes, Shrader and a man named James started across the street in the direction of the automobile, and when they arrived near the center of the street “Carter got out of the ear and started to walk down the street.” By the time Shrader reached his automobile Carter and his codefendant Booth, who…