Legal Opinion

People v. Donnolly

California Supreme Court

Decided June 1, 1904No. Crim. No. 1077PublishedCited by 53 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco and from an order denying a new trial. William P. Lawlor, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtVan Dyke, J.

The appellant, William Buckley, Thomas Moran, and Edward Duncan were informed against jointly by the district attorney for the crime of murder. In accordance with appellant’s demand, he was tried separately, and was convicted of murder in the second degree. He moved for a new trial, which was denied, and was sentenced to seventeen years’ imprisonment in the state prison. He appeals from the judgment and the order denying a motion for a new trial.

The first point made by the appellant, and the one apparently upon which he most relies, is, that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. ComptonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
  2. People v. DanielsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
  3. People v. Van HornCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
  4. People v. FehrenbachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894

3Cited by53 opinions

  1. People v. O'BryanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1913
  2. People v. GriffinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1950
  3. People v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
  4. People v. KingCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
  5. People v. BurkeCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1912

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