People v. Gorman
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial. Frank H. Dunne, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction of the defendant of the crime of manslaughter, and from an order denying his motion for a new trial.
The defendant was charged with murder in the killing of one Eugene Kelly in a brawl on Third Street, in the city and county of San Francisco, during the early morning hours of September 8, 1915. It is the first contention of the appellant that the court erred in its refusal to give certain instructions requested by the defendant relating to the law of circumstantial evidence, and presented upon the theory that the ease of the prosecution…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People v. GlazeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1903
3Cited by3 opinions
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- People v. YoungCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1970
- People v. AllenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934