Legal Opinion

People v. Kiser

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 23, 1914No. Crim. No. 318PublishedCited by 12 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County and from an order refusing a new trial. Frank B. Willis, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtConrey, P. J.

The defendant was brought to trial upon an information charging him with the crime of murder in the killing of one Harry Sharpley, a human being. Upon a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree, judgment was entered that the defendant be imprisoned for a term of ten years in the state prison at San Quentin.

On Sunday morning, September 7, 1913, the defendant and his wife Gertrude Kiser were living on South Wall Street in the city of Los Angeles in two rooms which they had occupied for about three days. With them were two children of Mrs. Kiser. The daughter, Lucille, was thirteen years…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. DoleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
  2. People v. BabcockCalifornia Supreme Court · 1911
  3. People v. PerryCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Witt v. JacksonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
  2. People v. McCoyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
  3. People v. HorowitzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945
  4. People v. BorregoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1931
  5. People v. NunnCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944

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