People v. Cruz

Appellant was charged with the crime of violating the Firearms Act (Stats. 1923, p. 695) by an information filed by the district attorney of Fresno County. He was tried before a jury which returned a verdict finding him guilty as charged. He was sentenced to imprisonment in the state penetentiary for the term required by law. From this judgment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial he prosecutes this appeal.

It appears from the record that the defendant admitted that he was foreign born and was not a naturalized citizen of the United States. He also admitted that at the time of…