People v. Lepkojes
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. Franklin A. Griffin, Judge. Affirmed. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtBrittain, J.
The appellant, who was convicted of arson, appeals from the judgment and from the order denying his motion for a new trial. It is conceded that the fire was of incendiary origin and that the appellant had.an opportunity to commit the crime. Because of the circumstantial character of the evidence, the appellant contends the verdict should have been set aside on the ground that the possibility of the crime having been committed by another was not excluded.
The entire record has been examined with painstaking •care and the conclusion has been reached that this court ought not set aside the…
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