Sweetman

People v. Sweetman

Good Law
1917 Cal. App. LEXIS 560·32 Cal. App. 645·164 P. 627
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaFebruary 1, 1917Crim. No. 516.California885 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Shaw, J.

The defendant having been convicted of the crime of burglary, appeals from the judgment and an order of court denying his motion for a new trial.

The subject of the larceny was certain plumbing fixtures, consisting of two laundry tubs and a kitchen sink, which had been installed in a house at No. 1211 North Mariposa Street, in the city of Los Angeles, which was owned by the prosecuting witness. The evidence, exclusive of a confession made by defendant, without contradiction, shows that the tubs, which were installed upon an uninclosed porch of the house, and the sink installed in the kitchen, the door of which was locked, were, without the owner’s knowledge or consent, by some person unknown to him, taken and removed therefrom between 4:30 o’clock P. M., on June 21st, and 8 o’clock A. M., the next day. The tubs were found installed in a house located at No. 803 North Wilcox Avenue, in the city, the contract for the installation of plumbing fixtures in which had been let to defendant. This evidence was amply sufficient to show the commission of the crime (People v. Wagner, 29 Cal. App. 363 , [ 155 Pac. 649 ]); hence there is no ground for appellant’s contention that the court…

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