Legal Opinion

People v. Porter

California Court of Appeal

Decided June 18, 1920No. Crim. No. 489PublishedCited by 6 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tuba County, and from an order denying a new trial. Eugene P. McDaniel, Judge. Affirmed. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtBurnett, J.

The defendant was convicted of an assault with intent to commit rape, the prosecutrix being of the age of eleven years. .The appeal is from the judgment and an order denying the motion for a new trial.

The first claim made by appellant is that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict of the jury. With this contention we cannot agree. The mother of the prosecutrix conducted a rooming-house in the city of Marysville, wherein she resided with her four children. About the 9th of May, 1919, the defendant became a roomer therein and remained continuously for a short time and afterward was…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. People v. VernonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1868
  2. People v. WilmotCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
  3. People v. JohnsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
  4. People v. SwistCalifornia Supreme Court · 1902
  5. People v. MooreCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. HustonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
  2. People v. BurtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1961
  3. State v. CollinsMontana Supreme Court · 1930
  4. People v. HewittCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1929
  5. People v. ValenciaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1927

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