Legal Opinion

People v. Loomis

California Court of Appeal

Decided June 23, 1938No. Crim. 3104PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCrail, P. J.

This appeal is taken from judgments of conviction on one count of burglary and three counts of forgery, as well as two prior felony convictions, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial. The defendant entered, in addition to a “not guilty” plea, a plea of “not guilty by reason of insanity”. On the issue of his sanity, the jury found the defendant sane.

Appellant’s principal contention is that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdicts, coupled with the claim that the verdicts rest solely upon the uncorroborated testi mony of an accomplice. The evidence discloses that on…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. KimballCalifornia Supreme Court · 1936
  2. People v. DukesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1928
  3. Matter of Application of O'ConnorCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1915
  4. In Re LiggettCalifornia Supreme Court · 1921
  5. People v. BakerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. People v. DuranCalifornia Supreme Court · 1976
  2. People v. MerkourisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  3. People v. NajeraCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  4. People v. MarCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
  5. People v. SamuelCalifornia Supreme Court · 1981

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