People v. Muhly
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Madera County, and from an order denying a new trial. W. M. Conley, Judge presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtBurnett, J.
The defendant was charged with murder and convicted of manslaughter, and the appeal is from the judgment and the order denying his motion for a new trial.
The evidence claimed to be inculpatory was entirely circumstantial, some of it equivocal and of doubtful propriety, and all capable of reconciliation with the innocence of the-accused. That an atrocious murder was committed is indeed clear and is not disputed, but the guilty participation of appellant must have been a matter of grave doubt even to-the jurors who rendered the verdict. Otherwise, the conviction of manslaughter with a…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. . FitzgeraldNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- People v. HillCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899
- People v. Wong Sang LungCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1906
- State v. McAnarneySupreme Court of Kansas · 1905
3Cited by6 opinions
- People v. AlcalaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1992
- People v. RamseyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
- People v. McCallCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
- People v. MuhlyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1911
- People v. GilmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1919
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