Legal Opinion

People v. McMahon

California Supreme Court

Decided May 18, 1899No. Crim. No. 483PublishedCited by 7 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County and from orders denying a new trial, and denying a motion in arrest of judgment. B. M. Smith, Judge.. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

COOPER, C.

The defendant was convicted of the crime of robbery, alleged to have been committed on the twenty-fourth day of February, 1898, by the felonious stealing, taking, and carrying away from the person of one Heisler certain silver coins of the value of eighteen dollars. He appeals from the judgment, from the order of the lower court denying motion for a new trial, and from the order denying a motion In arrest of judgment. The principal point made by defendant’s counsel is that the evidence is not sufficient to sustain the verdict. Heisler testified that on the evening of February 24th…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People v. MahoneyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. People v. Ye FooCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1907
  2. People v. KellyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1924
  3. People v. PhilbonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
  4. Barclay v. BlackintonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
  5. People v. RossiCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1918

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