Legal Opinion
People v. James
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 25, 1940No. Crim. 461PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGriffin, J.
Appellant was charged with the crime of grand theft of $21, taken from the person of one Tosh Jackson. No prior conviction of a felony was charged. A verdict of guilty was found by the jury. A motion for new trial was argued and denied and judgment pronounced. This appeal is from the judgment and order denying the motion for new trial'.
On February 22, 1940, in the forenoon, Tosh Jackson was walking on a street in the city of San Diego when the appellant, who was walking very fast in the same direction, passed him by for a distance of about 40 feet and suddenly turned around. As he was…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- People v. . MolineuxNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- People v. LisenbaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1939
- People v. GlassCalifornia Supreme Court · 1910
- People v. NorthcottCalifornia Supreme Court · 1930
- Miller v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1917
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Maria Garcia-Gonzales v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- People v. CassandrasCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
- People v. WeitzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
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- Meyer v. Board of Medical ExaminersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
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