People v. Williams
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of conviction and from an order denying a new trial in the Superior Court of Sacramento County. Clark, J. The Court, of its own motion, instructed the jury, among other things, as follows: “ The number of the links in a chain” (of circumstantial evidence) “ are not material, provided they are sufficient to satisfy your minds of the guilt of the person charged. I will mention some of the circumstances which are usual.
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Appeal from a judgment of conviction and from an order denying a new trial in the Superior Court of Sacramento County. Clark, J. The Court, of its own motion, instructed the jury, among other things, as follows: “ The number of the links in a chain” (of circumstantial evidence) “ are not material, provided they are sufficient to satisfy your minds of the guilt of the person charged. I will mention some of the circumstances which are usual. “1. The presence of the defendant in the neighborhood and near by where the offense is alleged to have been committed, which shows that it was in his power…
1Opinion of the Court
Morrison, C. J.:
The defendant was convicted of the crime of larceny, and a new trial having been denied him, appeals from the judgment as well as from the order denying his motion for a new trial.
During the progress of the trial, and before the jury retired from the. court-room, the Court ordered the defendant into the custody of the Sheriff. The defendant had been regularly admitted to bail, and it is claimed that it was error to make the order complained of.
We can not see how the substantial rights of the defendant were prejudiced by the order, even conceding it to have been erroneous. We…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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