PEOPLE v. RAVEN

Docket No. Crim. 5677.

44 Cal.2d 523 (1955)

282 P.2d 866

THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. WILLIAM E. RAVEN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

April 28, 1955.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Frederick Rosen and William W. Shaw for Appellant.

Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General and W.B. Thayer, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent.


GIBSON, C.J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction of receiving stolen property in violation of section 496 of the Penal Code.* The admitted thief, Diggs, sold two jeep tires and three power tools to defendant, who was in the business of buying and selling used merchandise.

The testimony of Diggs, the principal witness for the prosecution, was substantially as follows: The stolen goods were sold to defendant in three...

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