People v. Bowman
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Humboldt County, and from an order refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Foote, C.
The defendant was tried and convicted, upon an information, of murder in the first degree in *567the killing of one Samuel Dunn. From the judgment therein rendered, and an order refusing a new trial, he has appealed.
One of the grounds upon which he bases his contention that a new trial should be awarded him is, that the evidence does not show that he committed the murder with which he is charged; and conceding that any killing is shown to have been done by him, it does not appear that murder in the first degree was committed.
It is undoubtedly the law, as he claims, that, in order to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. CorbettCalifornia Supreme Court · 1865
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