Legal Opinion

People v. Morcumb

California Court of Appeal

Decided September 19, 1938No. Crim. 3134PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcCOMB, J.

From a judgment of guilty on four counts of

violating section 288 of the Penal Code after trial before a jury defendant appeals.

Defendant relies for reversal of the judgment on the following propositions:

First: The evidence is insufficient to sustain the judgments.

Second: Three of the complaining witnesses, children less than ten years of age, were incapable of receiving just impressions of the facts relative to which they testified and, therefore, it was prejudicial error for the trial court to receive their testimony in evidence.

Third: The trial court committed prejudicial error in…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. WilliamsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1933
  2. People v. FreemanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
  3. People v. ValentiCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
  4. People v. FerrariCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1926

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. AshCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945
  2. People v. LynchCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1971
  3. People v. HarrisonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1941
  4. People v. DentonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
  5. People v. ArciaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948

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