Legal Opinion

People v. Smith

Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California

Decided October 4, 1949No. Crim. A. No. 2529PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THE COURT.

Convicted of having served intoxicating liquor to a person who was obviously intoxicated, an act made a misdemeanor by section 62 of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Act (Stats. 1937, p. 2175; 2 Deering’s Gen. Laws, Act 3796), the defendant has appealed, contending that the evidence is insufficient and that the trial court erred in permitting two witnesses to testify that in their opinion the patron served by the defendant was drunk. We find neither contention well taken.

The first prosecution witness was a police officer of three years’ experience. Seated at the bar behind which the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. MooreCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945
  2. People v. SehornCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
  3. People v. MonteithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1887
  4. People v. JohnsonAppellate Division of the Superior Court of California · 1947
  5. Bidwell v. L.A. & San Diego Beach Ry.California Supreme Court · 1915

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Coulter v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
  2. Major-Blakeney Corp. v. JenkinsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
  3. Strand v. Village of WatsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
  4. United States v. Christine Sieko MastbergCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
  5. People v. SchlimbachCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011

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