People v. Richards
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco and from an order denying a new trial. William P. Lawlor, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtCooper, J.
The defendant was charged with the crime of murder and convicted of manslaughter. He made a motion for a new trial, which was denied, and this appeal is from the judgment and the order denying said motion.
I. It is contended that it was error for the court to permit the prosecution to ask the witness Selvaggo several questions in cross-examination tending to show that he spent most of his time in lounging and loafing in and around saloons and dance-halls.
The witness had testified on direct examination that he was in the habit of sitting around the saloon where the homicide occurred a great…
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