People v. Hill

The question for decision is whether appellant’s contention that the evidence is insufficient to support a conviction of robbery should be sustained. The case was submitted to the court without a jury on the transcript of the evidence received by the examining magistrate, supplemented by the testimony of appellant and by both of his codefendants who had pleaded guilty. A résumé of all the proof is indispensable to a fair appraisal of the conclusion here derived, to wit, that the judgment should be reversed.

Bishop’s Testimony

Defendant Bishop, called by the prosecution testified substantially :

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