People v. Ely

By the information filed against the defendant in this action he was charged with driving an automobile which struck a human 'being, to wit, Isaac Pupkin, and said defendant failed to stop his automobile and render assistance to said Isaac Pupkin, “so struck as aforesaid.” Upon this charge he was tried and found guilty by a jury, and from the judgment of conviction, entered upon the verdict of the jury, and from an order denying his motion for a new trial, he appealed to the district court of appeal, which affirmed the judgment (Cal. App.), 258 Pac. 146. The appellant thereupon presented to…