People v. Moses
California Courts of Appeal
266 Cal. Rptr. 538 (1990)
Relevant factsFree
After Cecilia Murray's young cow wandered off her property and remained missing for about two weeks, neighbors reported that the Moseses had acquired a similar cow around the same time, and when Murray confronted them and later notified authorities, the Moseses insisted the cow was theirs, but no evidence was presented showing the cow had actually been stolen rather than simply wandering onto the Moseses' property.
IssueFree
Whether a conviction for receiving stolen property may be supported without evidence that the property in question was actually stolen.