Legal Opinion

People v. Valencia

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 13, 1915No. Crim. No. 384PublishedCited by 9 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Kings County and from an order denying a new trial. M. L. Short, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.

Defendant was convicted upon an information charging him with the crime of robbery. He appeals from t'he judgment and an order denying his motion for a new trial.

The complaining witness, who is a Chinaman, fully identified the defendant as the man who, armed with a revolver, entered his room at about 2 o’clock a. m., October 11, 1914, shot him and by force took a certain sum of money from him. Against this evidence defendant sought to establish an alibi. Apparently the evidence in support thereof was not believed either by the jury or by the court which denied the motion for a new trial. The…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People v. SalasCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1905

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. MendesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
  2. People v. AlbertCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
  3. People v. McNealCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
  4. Lujan v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953
  5. State v. MushrowIdaho Supreme Court · 1919

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