People v. Dunne
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Siskiyou County, and from an order denying a new trial. The homicide of which the defendant was accused grew out of a-controversy between deceased and defend- " ant in regard to a' mining claim on the bank of Klamath River, in Siskiyou Oouinty. Defendant was in possession working the claim immediately befdre the difficulty.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Siskiyou County, and from an order denying a new trial. The homicide of which the defendant was accused grew out of a-controversy between deceased and defend- " ant in regard to a' mining claim on the bank of Klamath River, in Siskiyou Oouinty. Defendant was in possession working the claim immediately befdre the difficulty. On October 19, 1887, the deceased, with two other persons, came down Klamath River with a raft of - lumber, intending to land it on the mining claim and erect a cabin thereon. Defendant knew of their approach, and armed…
1Opinion of the CourtSharpstein, J.
Appellant was accused, by information of the district attorney of Siskiyou County, of the crime of murder, committed by shooting and mortally wounding one John Pearson. Appellant was found guilty of murder in the second degree.
Counsel for appellant, in his brief, says he admits the shooting, “but maintains: 1. That in inflicting these wounds he acted in self-defense; 2. That Pearson did ■ not die from the effects of the wounds thus inflicted.”
The verdict of the jury is against appellant on both of these propositions, and we cannot disturb it so long as there' is sufficient evidence to justify…
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