Cotton

People v. Cotton

Good Law
117 Cal. App. 469·1931 Cal. App. LEXIS 533·4 P.2d 247
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaOctober 15, 1931Docket No. 2067.California1,915 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Houser, J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment which resulted from his conviction on each of two counts of the crime of robbery. He also appeals from the order by which his motion for a new trial was denied.

No point is made by appellant to the effect that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict returned by the jury. However, in that connection it is contended by appellant that considering particularly the evidence introduced as to one count of the information, the alleged errors to which attention is directed were relatively increased in importance and thus became so prejudicial to the case of the defendant that because thereof he should be awarded a new trial.

It is urged that the trial court erred in admitting in evidence, over objection by defendant, testimony given by certain witnesses in substance that preceding the trial of the action they and each of them had identified defendant as one of the men who committed the robbery, and that such identification was accomplished not only by' the aid of photographs submitted to each of such witnesses by members of the police department at the city jail, but as well, later, at'the same place, by means of a “show up” of defendant in…

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