People v. Lewis
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Shasta County and from an order denying a new trial. Edward Sweeney, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court in this case, and upon the former appeal, reported in 117 Cal. 186.
1Opinion of the CourtTemple, J.
The defendant was convicted of manslaughter and appeals from the judgment and from an order refusing a new trial. It is his second appeal. The main facts are Eta feed in the decision of the former- appeal, People v. Lewis, 117 Cal. 186; 59 Am. St. Rep. 167.
Since, however, it is now claimed that the people failed to overcome the presumption of innocence upon the last trial, it may be noted that the jury in the proper exercise of their functions may have found the facts to be much less favorable to the defendant that the statement contained in the opinion on the former appeal. It was within…
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