Legal Opinion

People v. Darr

California Supreme Court

Decided October 12, 1882No. 10,726PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of conviction, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, in the Superior Court of the County of Mendocino. Me Garvey, J.

1Opinion of the Court

The Court:

The evidence upon which the defendant was convicted, was of that kind commonly denominated “ circumstantial,” but it was not so clearly insufficient to justify the verdict as to justify this Court in reversing the order denying the motion for a new trial on that ground.

The challenge to the panel of jurors composed of persons summoned by order of the Court from the bystanders, was not based upon any of the grounds specified in the Code, and therefore it was not error to disallow it.

The name of the District Attorney was subscribed to the information by his deputy. That was sufficient.…

2Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. EttingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
  2. People v. GrinerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
  3. Hammond v. StateWashington Supreme Court · 1891
  4. People v. EaganCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897

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