Legal Opinion

People v. Martinez

California Supreme Court

Decided December 29, 1884No. 20,031PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, and from an order refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtMorrison, C. J.

—On the eleventh day of August, 1884, a judgment of conviction was entered against the defendant by the Superior Court of Dos Angeles county. The charge contained in the information was one of murder, perpetrated by the felonious killing with premeditation and malice aforethought of one Gabriel Chavez. The appeal is from the judgment, and also from the order of the court denying defendant’s motion for a new trial.

In the evening of the twentieth day of June, 1884, the defendant and the deceased were seen in a wagon driven by the defendant, and proceeding from the city of Dos Angeles in the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. TaylorCalifornia Supreme Court · 1881
  2. People v. RatenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1883

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. City of Toledo v. SchultersLucas Circuit Court · 1896

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