People v. Wells
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMcFarland, J.
Information charges the defendant Wells, jointly with Ollie Hutchings, alias Grace Gilbert, with the crime of forgery. Wells was tried separately, was convicted, and appeals from the judgment and from an order denying a new trial.
Appellant contends for a new trial upon several grounds: Because the assistant district attorney, representing the people, in his opening address to the jury made misstatements of facts prejudicial to appellant; because the court, while excluding all other witnesses not under examination, refused to so exclude a policeman who was a witness for and an active…
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