Legal Opinion
People v. Murphy
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 27, 1962No. Crim. 1832PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGriffin, P. J.
Defendant and appellant Joseph Murphy was charged in an indictment with three violations of Penal Code, section 288, in that he committed lewd acts upon his 10-year-old stepdaughter. He was convicted on all three counts after a jury trial.
The events which formed the basis of the third count were observed through windows by defendant’s 17-year-old stepson, a neighbor and a police officer. The testimony of these witnesses was corroborated by that of the stepdaughter.
After the jury’s verdict was announced, on September 18, 1961, defendant’s counsel said:
“... at this time we would like to make an…
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