People v. Smith
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County, and from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtDe Haven, J.
The defendant and four other persons were jointly indicted and charged with the murder of one Robert Allen, alleged to have been committed in the county of Sacramento, in the month of May, 1891. The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to imprisonment for life, and from this judgment and an order denying his motion for a new trial he has appealed to this court.
The only evidence in the record before us which tends in any degree to connect the defendant with the commission of the crime of which he has been convicted is the testimony of his co-defendants, Gordan…
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