People v. Navarro
California Court of Appeal
160 Cal. Rptr. 692 (1979)
- Written by Sara Rhee, JD
Facts
Navarro (defendant) took four wooden beams from a construction site. He was convicted of petty theft. The relevant statute stated that anyone who stole another person’s property with a felonious motive was guilty of theft. At trial, Navarro proposed jury instructions saying that if he took the wood beams with the good-faith belief that they were abandoned or that he had permission to take them, he was not guilty of theft, even if his good-faith belief was unreasonable. The court instead instructed the jury that if Navarro took the wood beams with the good-faith belief that they were abandoned or that he had permission to take them, he was not guilty of theft as long as his good-faith belief was reasonable.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Dowds, J.)
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