Legal Opinion

People v. Wong Hing

California Supreme Court

Decided December 13, 1917No. Crim. No. 2102PublishedCited by 34 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, and from an order refusing a new trial. Frank H. Dunne, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

VICTOR E. SHAW, J., pro tem.

The grand jury of the city and county of San Francisco returned an indictment charging defendant with the crime of murdering a fellow-countryman known as Nung Yu. Upon trial he was convicted of murder in the first degree, followed by judgment of the court sentencing him to execution as provided by law.

From this judgment and an order of court denying his motion for a new trial defendant appeals.

The alleged errors upon which he bases his claim for a reversal are: First, insufficiency of the evidence to justify the verdict; second, misconduct of the district attorney;…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. BradburyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1907
  2. People v. ShearsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1901
  3. People v. SearceyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
  4. People v. FitzpatrickCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
  5. People v. GleasonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1899

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3Cited by34 opinions

  1. People v. CarmenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
  2. People v. PeeteCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1921
  3. People v. BrighamCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
  4. People v. GordonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1945
  5. People v. NakisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1920

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