Gray

Defendant was charged with two counts of grand theft alleging the taking of personal property in excess of $200 and a truck and trailer valued at $13,000; and one count of violation of section 503 , Vehicle Code. The court heard the matter without a jury and found defendant guilty on all counts. On appeal he urges the sole issue of lack of substantial evidence to implicate him in the commission of the three offenses.

A truck and trailer owned by Hiller and Morrow, loaded with 23 tons of reinforcing steel owned by Butherford and Skoubye, were stolen and the load sold to Alex Novak and Sons, buyers of scrap metal. Viewed in the light most favorable to the judgment of conviction, the evidence discloses that on September 9, 1957, one Charlie Green “made a deal” to sell the load of steel to Melvin Aberman, buyer and sealeman for Novak and Sons, who had known Green for about three years and previously done business with him. About an hour later, Aberman saw defendant, a truck driver by occupation, drive the truck and trailer with the load into the yard of Novak and Sons; asked his name, defendant told him it was “Campion.” At that time Charlie Green and James Alloway, then unknown to…