Legal Opinion

People v. Hunt

California Supreme Court

Decided October 15, 1881No. 10,639PublishedCited by 27 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of conviction, and from an order denying a new trial in the Superior Court of the County of Los Angeles. Sepulveda,. J.

1Opinion of the Court

Morrison, C. J.:

The defendant was convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree, and the jury fixed his punishment at imprisonment for life in the State prison, under Section 190 of the Penal Code. On a motion for a new trial, as well as upon this appeal, the defendant assigned numerous errors in the proceedings of the trial' court, all of which will be briefly examined in this opinion.

1. The alleged misconduct of the juror Anderson will be first considered. The affidavit of one Walker was filed on C, behalf of the defendant, in which it was charged that the juror, some time before the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. SanchezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1864
  2. Barlow v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1827
  3. Cannon v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1848
  4. People v. GibsonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1861

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. People v. GoldensonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
  2. People v. RoeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1922
  3. People v. BellonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1919
  4. Duncan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1914
  5. People v. BawdenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891

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