People v. Saunders
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial. George H. Cabaniss, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtKerrigan, J.
The defendant was accused by information of the crime of arson of the first degree. He was tried and convicted as charged. He moved for a new trial, which was denied, and he was thereupon sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison for the term of twenty years. This appeal is prosecuted from the judgment and from the order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial.
Defendant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict.
The record is long, but the facts, very briefly, are as follows : The defendant had been in the employ of the St. Luke’s Hospital as a porter for about…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
- People v. SimonsenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
- People v. EmersonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1900
- People v. BowersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
3Cited by19 opinions
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- People v. HolmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945
- People v. ShermanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
- People v. GothamCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
- State v. LizotteSupreme Court of Vermont · 1938
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