Ahmad

A jury convicted appellant of grand theft, and she appeals.

Appellant held the position of payroll clerk for a firm known as Statewide Convalescent Hospitals. As part of her duties she maintained payroll cards, prepared pay checks and for *315 warded such cheeks to her superiors for execution, after which the checks were returned to appellant for distribution. Appellant was absent from her employment for a short period of time, and in her absence a Mrs. Gustaveson served as payroll clerk. Mrs. Gustaveson discovered certain payroll cards with the name “Corrales” on them. These cards revealed that for a particular pay period, the payee “Corrales” worked for five different hospitals and was paid for such employment. It was established that there was no such person as ‘ ‘ Corrales ’ ’ employed by Statewide Convalescent Hospitals, but that cheeks had been issued in her name, endorsed and cashed. Upon inquiry by her employer, appellant stated that she knew no one by the name of “Corrales.”

A police investigation was commenced. Inspector Busse of the Oakland police called upon appellant at her place of employment. He discussed with her the subject of checks made out to “K. Corrales.”…