People v. Fong Ching
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order refusing a new trial. Upon the cross-examination of the defendant, he was asked if he had ever been arrested before, to which he gave a negative answer. Further facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The officer’s reports of his interviews with the defendant were admissible. (1 Greenl.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order refusing a new trial. Upon the cross-examination of the defendant, he was asked if he had ever been arrested before, to which he gave a negative answer. Further facts are stated in the opinion of the court. The officer’s reports of his interviews with the defendant were admissible. (1 Greenl. Ev., sec. 382; Rex v. Despard, 12 Howell’s State Trials, 489; State v. McKean, 36 Iowa, 343; 14 Am. Rep. 530.) Defendant was not prejudiced by the evidence as to his reputation. (People v. Collins, 75…
1Opinion of the CourtMcFarland, J.
The defendant was convicted of the crime of offering to give a bribe to a witness, under section 137 of the Penal Code. He appeals from the judgment, and from an order denying a new trial.
*171There are thirty-nine assignments of error; and as many of them are about rulings concerning the admissibility of evidence, we have been compelled to examine carefully the whole transcript, which consists of four large books of manuscript. And, when read, it is found to consist, to a great extent, of lengthy, wearisome, and apparently pointless examinations and cross-examinations of witnesses and other…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Redington v. ChaseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1868
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