People v. Barker

The defendant was convicted of burglary and sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison. He appeals from the judgment and from an order denying his motion for a new trial. He asks for a reversal upon the grounds,—1. That the verdict is not supported by the evidence; and 2. That the court committed errors during the trial in ruling upon the admissibility of evidence.

1. The first ground is not tenable. The evidence presented some room for a plausible argument to the jury that it was not sufficient to warrant a verdict of guilty; but there was evidence tending to show defendant’s guilt…