Legal Opinion

People v. Jones

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1867PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal from the County Court, Placer County. The defendant was convicted, and sentenced to the State Prison, and appealed. The other facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court, Sawyer, J.:

This is an indictment for an assault with intent to rob a Chinaman named Hong Koy, on the 26th of March, 1866, against the same party convicted of robbery in the case of People v. Jones, 31 Cal. 565.

In this case, we think the law necessary to the information of the jury fairly stated to them by the Court in its general charge, and in the instructions given at the request of defendant’s counsel.

The witnesses were generally the same as those examined in the other case, and much of the testimony was of a similar character. In this case, the confessions of the prisoner…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1867

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. SandersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
  2. People v. ChannellCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1955
  3. Woodward v. Fruitvale Sanitary DistrictCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
  4. People ex rel. Finigan v. PerkinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1890
  5. State v. BergerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903

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