Legal Opinion
People v. Acosta
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 18, 1931No. Docket No. 51PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarnard, P. J.
The defendant was convicted by a jury of the crime of possession of a still, a felony, and was sentenced to imprisonment at Folsom. He appeals from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
It appears from the evidence that on January 7, 1931, certain officers raided a house in San Bernardino, California, and found therein a still and coil which were still warm, a hydrometer (an instrument usually used to measure the content of alcohol in liquor), a quantity of intoxicating liquor and several barrels of mash. The barrels of mash were sitting in an excavation below the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. RodrigoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
- In Re RosencrantzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1931
- People v. PayneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
- People v. VietsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1926
- People v. RosencrantzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1928
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Maria Garcia-Gonzales v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- People v. ClappCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1944
- Richard Leigh Adams v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
- People v. McCuistonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966
- People v. JohnsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
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