People v. Anthony

The defendant was convicted of the offense of lewd and lascivious acts done upon the body of a female child under the age of fourteen years, with the intent to arouse and appeal to his own sexual desires, contrary to the provisions of section 288 of the Penal Code. He appeals from the judgment.

A reversal is asked upon three grounds, as follows: (1) Misconduct of the district attorney during the trial; (2) the refusal to give an instruction requested by the defendant; (3) the insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict of conviction.

The third ground was not pressed upon the argument.…