People v. Simmons

28 Cal.2d 699 (1946)

THE PEOPLE, Respondent,

v.

ALGER SIMMONS, Appellant.

Crim. No. 4657.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

Aug. 16, 1946.

Leola Buck Kellogg and Montgomery G. Rice for Appellant.

Robert W. Kenny, Attorney General, and Frank Richards, Deputy Attorney General, for Respondent.

CARTER, J.

The questions presented by this appeal concern alleged errors in the presentation of evidence and in charging the jury.

By amended information defendant was charged with the commission of crimes committed on January 5th and January 22d, 1945, respectively. Counts 1 and 2 charged the robbery on January…