People v. Davenport
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Yolo County, and from an order denying a new trial. N. A. Hawkins, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtBurnett, J.
Appellant seeks a reversal of the judgment - and the order denying his motion for a new trial upon the grounds that the court committed error in the giving and refusing of instructions and in its rulings upon the admissibility of evidence during the trial, that the district attorney was guilty of prejudicial misconduct, that the demurrer to the information was improperly overruled and the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict.
1. The portion of instruction No. 4 given by the court, to which criticism is directed, reads as follows: “It is wholly immaterial whether Martha J. McManus,…
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