People v. Brady
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from Superior Court, San Joaquin County; Edward I. Jones, Judge. Walter Brady and George Helms were convicted of burglary and they appeal. Affirmed as. to Brady and reversed as to Helms.
1Opinion of the Court
CHIPMAN, C.
Defendants were jointly accused of the crime of burglary, were tried together and convicted, the *721jury returning the following verdict: “We, the jury in the above-entitled cause, find Walter Brady and George Helms, defendants, guilty in the first degree for burgulary.” Defendants moved for their discharge, and also for a new trial, and both motions were denied, and they appeal from the judgment and from the order denying their motion for a new trial.
1. The motion for discharge was on the ground that the verdict was no verdict, because there is no such offense known to the law as…
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2Cases cited2 opinions
- Jeansch v. LewisSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1891
- People v. St. ClairCalifornia Supreme Court · 1880
3Cited by4 opinions
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