PEOPLE v. STEVENS

Docket No. 3766.

186 Cal.App.2d 772 (1960)

9 Cal. Rptr. 217

THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. HERBERT D. STEVENS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division One.

November 28, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry P. Calvert, under appointment by the District Court of Appeal, for Appellant.

Stanley Mosk, Attorney General, Arlo E. Smith and Joseph I. Kelly, Deputy Attorneys General, for Respondent.


DUNIWAY, J.

Defendant's appeal, presented by court-appointed counsel, is from a judgment of conviction of arson (Pen. Code, § 447a). The evidence, while entirely circumstantial, pointed strongly to the defendant's guilt, and it is not contended that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict of the jury. We have carefully read the record and are convinced that it fully sustains the verdict. The sole witness for the defense was the defendant himself,...

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