People v. Ashe
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court of San Joaquin County. The defendant was convicted of the crime of grand" larceny, and his motion for a new trial having been overruled, he appealed. The other facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Wallace, C. J.:
It appears by the bill of exceptions in the record that the prisoner on trial in San Joaquin County for the offense of grand larceny, introduced evidence of his previous good character for honesty, and proved by credible witnesses that he had resided in that county for some twenty years, and that during all that time his character for honesty was good, and no counter evidence upon the subject of character was offered by the prosecution.
The evidence and argument of counsel being concluded, the Court instructed the jury that “ a reasonable doubt is not a mere…
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