People v. Garcia
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Ventura County. The defendants, Romualdo Olivas and Cirildo de Jesus Soso, were jointly informed against for the murder of Estanislaus. The defendants demanded a separate trial, and Olivas was found guilty and sentenced to'imprisonment for life. The information against Soso was dismissed, and he was made a-witness for the prosecution, and the defendant Garcia was convicted and sentenced to be hanged.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Ventura County. The defendants, Romualdo Olivas and Cirildo de Jesus Soso, were jointly informed against for the murder of Estanislaus. The defendants demanded a separate trial, and Olivas was found guilty and sentenced to'imprisonment for life. The information against Soso was dismissed, and he was made a-witness for the prosecution, and the defendant Garcia was convicted and sentenced to be hanged. At the trial of the defendant the court admitted the testimony of S. M. W. Easley, under sheriff, as to statements made to him by Olivas at the…
1Per curiam
The objection that it does not appear that the declaration of the deceased as to the person who inflicted the wound was made under a sense and belief of impending death, is not well taken. At least one witness testified that he stated, before any declaration regarding the infliction of the wound, that he would die; it is not necessary that each witness testifying to the declaration shall also by his testimony definitely fix the belief of the person making the declaration • the sense of impending death may be shown by one witness, and the declaration proved by another. The statement made to…
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