People v. Thrall
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court, County of Calaveras. The indictment charged that Robert Maxwell, on the 26th day of December, 1875, robbed S. W. Miller of one hundred and forty dollars in money, and that the defendant became an accessory after the fact, by knowingly, etc., receiving a part of the money on the 26th day of December, 1874. The defendant was convicted and appealed. The other facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court:
1. It is well conceded by the Attorney-General that the refusal of the court below to give the fourth instruction, asked by the prisoner and refused by the court, cannot be supported. The instruction refused was as follows: “The guilt of a defendant cannot be proved alone by the confessions or statements of the defendant, without other evidence or circumstances tending to show the commission of the crime, and unless there is other evidence it is your duty to acquit the prisoner.” That its refusal was error was determined here in People v. Jones (31 Cal. 565), where the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1867
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