Legal Opinion

People v. Morris

California Court of Appeal

Decided February 3, 1906No. Crim. No. 14PublishedCited by 44 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Napa County, and from an order refusing a new trial. H. C. Gesford, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtChipman, P. J.

Defendant was informed against for “the crime of rape upon a female child under the age of sixteen years. He was found guilty by the jury and was sentenced to imprisonment for the term of fifteen years at San Quentin. He appeals from the judgment of conviction on bill of exceptions.

1. It is urged that the evidence was insufficient to justify the verdict. Much of the evidence is too revolting to be permitted a place in published reports. It appears that the particular act on which the district attorney elected to rely oe curred about 4 o’clock P. M., December 25, 1903, at a house particularly…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. People v. CastroCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
  2. People v. BushtonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
  3. People v. SandersCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
  4. State v. HilbergUtah Supreme Court · 1900
  5. Long v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1877

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. People v. MayenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1922
  2. People v. JonesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  3. People v. AgnewCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
  4. People v. RoeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1922
  5. People v. MacDonaldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1914

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