Bargala

People v. Bargala

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1927 Cal. App. LEXIS 747·81 Cal. App. 381·253 P. 933
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaFebruary 17, 1927Docket No. 961.California1,907 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Hart, J.

The defendant was convicted in the superior court of Yolo County upon an information charging him with the crime of grand larceny, and he appeals to this court from the judgment of conviction and the order denying his motion for a new trial.

The only point upon which the defendant relies for a reversal is that the evidence does not support the verdict.

The information states that, on or about the twenty-sixth day of August, 1926, in the county of Yolo, the defendant stole and carried away certain personal property, to wit: One hundred and fifty feet of “telephone toll cable, then and there of the value of $210 . . . and then and there the property of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company. ’ ’ A prior conviction of burglary of the second degree, a felony, in the superior court of Amador County is also charged in the information. On his arraignment, the accused admitted the prior conviction charged in the information, and pleaded not guilty to the crime likewise charged against him.

As to the facts there is no dispute. It was shown that, in the month of August, 1926, the Pacific Telephone and Tele graph Company, a corporation, was engaged in erecting or installing, as a…

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