People v. Turcott
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County. The facts appear in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtRoss, J.
The defendant was found guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced to be hanged. The appeal is from the judgment. In his behalf it is contended, first, that the court below erred in permitting private counsel to assist the district attorney in the prosecution of the case. The practice allowing district attorneys to have the assistance of other counsel in the prosecution of criminal cases has existed and been acquiesced in almost since the organization of the State, and this practice seems to have been sanctioned by legislative action. In prescribing the course of the trial the…
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