People v. Church
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco and from an order denying anew trial. William T. Wallace, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtGaroutte, J.
Defendant was charged with the crime of robbery, alleged to have been committed by taking from the person of one Smith a certain gold watch of the value of ninety dollars, one gold chain of the value of thirty dollars, and one gold knife of the value of five dollars. It is further charged that the property belonged to Smith, and that force and intimidation were used in the taking. He was convicted, and now prosecutes this appeal.
The offense here charged is claimed to have been committed in a saloon, in the presence of various habitues of that resort, and all the evidence of the prosecution…
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