People v. Kloss
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. George H. Bahrs, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtBeatty, C. J.
The defendant appeals from a judgment inflicting the death penalty for murder and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
Numerous errors are assigned upon the rulings of the trial judge, and it is also contended that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict.
The evidence for the prosecution was, in substance, “ that on the morning of April 18, 1895, shortly after midnight, the defendant entered a barroom at the corner of Hayes and Laguna streets, in San Francisco, where were present the barkeeper, the deceased, and a party named David Middleton. The deceased and Middleton…
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