Marzec

People v. Marzec

Good Law
108 Cal. App. 264·1930 Cal. App. LEXIS 133·291 P. 600
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaSeptember 13, 1930Docket No. 1946.California547 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Hollzer, J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction on two counts of robbery and two counts of burglary.

Three points are assigned as the grounds upon which a reversal is sought.

The first of these is'the contention that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict. Instead of aiding this court with a synopsis of the evidence or even an analysis of the testimony introduced against him, the defendant contents himself with the most meager references to scattered portions of the evidence, and concludes his argument in this language: “The evidence connecting the defendant with the alleged offense was purely circumstantial. We will not attempt to set forth this evidence in full nor will we make a résumé of it in this brief, but in support of our contention we will submit the Reporter’s Transcript on Appeal and by this reference make this Transcript a part of this brief in its entirety.”

The reporter’s transcript of the proceedings had at the trial covers approximately 429 pages. In the face of a record of this size, an omnibus charge to the effect that the evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict does not constitute a proper or sufficient presentation of a ground for…

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