People v. Compton
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, and from an order denying a new trial. B. ÍT. Smith, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.
The defendant, with others, was charged with the forgery of a deed, with intent to injure and defraud the Columbia Savings Bank. Upon a separate trial he was convicted, and appeals from the judgment and from the order denying him a new trial.
One Ware, who was charged with the offense jointly with Compton, was a witness for the people. He is a self-confessed accomplice, conspirator, and participant in the crime. The scheme, as outlined by his testimony, was the following: Compton secured the description of a piece of land, the title to which stood in L. H. Greene, who was a resident of an…
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