People v. Williams
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court, Sixth Judicial District, Yolo County. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court. The report of this case on the first appeal to the Supreme Court will be found 18th Cal. 187.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Sawyer, J.
The defendant was indicted for murder in the first degree, tried, and convicted. An appeal was taken to this Court, the judgment reversed on the ground of an erroneous ruling in excluding certain evidence offered by defendant, and a new trial ordered. On the second trial a verdict of guilty was also returned by the jury. From the judgment rendered on this verdict, and the order denying a new trial, the present appeal is taken.
When the case was called for trial, the defendant filed an affidavit, in which he states “ That he cannot have a fair and impartial trial in the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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