People v. Evanoff
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. Frank H. Dunne, Judge. Affirmed. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
The defendant’s conviction of grand larceny rests on evidence that by the execution of a eom plicated mechanical contrivance so constructed that when blank paper was inserted in one portion, the machine first gave forth sounds of electric sparking and whirling of wheels, and then ground out genuine dollar bills, the blank paper being coiled inside the machine, he induced the complaining witness to deliver to him one thousand five hundred dollars, which the complaining witness drew from the bank. The money was given to the defendant on the representation that he was going to Chicago…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- People v. O'BrienCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
- People v. KingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1865
- People v. TomlinsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
- People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
- People v. RossCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. LaundyOregon Supreme Court · 1922
- People v. WilliamsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1945
- People v. HinshawCalifornia Supreme Court · 1924
- People v. DayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1926
- People v. AndersonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1925
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.