Legal Opinion

People v. Siderius

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 21, 1938No. Crim. 1643PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.

The appellants were jointly indicted and convicted of grand theft for stealing from a quartz mine in El Dorado County a large quantity of gold ore.

It is contended the verdict and judgment are not supported by the evidence chiefly for failure to prove the corpus delicti and to adequately corroborate the testimony of accomplices to the crime as required by section 1111 of the Penal Code. It is also asserted the court erred in permitting argument before the jury regarding the competency of evidence and in giving to the jury certain instructions.

The defendants were charged in five different…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People v. DavisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1930
  2. People v. HudsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934
  3. People v. BonillaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1932
  4. People v. GregoryCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936
  5. People v. CianiCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. People v. VollmannCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1946
  2. People v. MonteverdeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1952
  3. People v. ThompsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945
  4. State v. WeikNebraska Supreme Court · 1980
  5. El Pueblo de Puerto Rico v. Guadalupe RiveraSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1953

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