Legal Opinion
People v. Foster
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 15, 1961No. Crim. 1480PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCoughlin, J.
The defendant was charged with, tried by a jury for, and convicted of the offense of burglary, i.e., a violation of section 459 of the Penal Code; was sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison; and appeals from the judgment.
As a general rule, on appeal it is assumed that, in the absence of some legal impediment, the jury accepted that evidence which supports their verdict and rejected that evidence which would support a contrary verdict. (Thomas v. Hunt Mfg. Corp., 42 Cal.2d 734, 736 [269 P.2d 12]; People v. Newland, 15 Cal.2d 678, 681 [104 P.2d 778]; Glassell v. Prentiss, 175 Cal.App.2d…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Von Moltke v. GilliesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- People v. NewlandCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
- People v. DaughertyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1953
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- People v. RobertsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- People v. PrattCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962
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