McGee

People v. McGee

Good Law
107 Cal. App. 56·1930 Cal. App. LEXIS 229·290 P. 61
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 1, 1930Docket No. 1905.California715 words

Opinion

concurrence Opinion

Conrey, J.

I concur in the judgment. The gist of appellant’s objection to the sufficiency of the evidence is found in his claim that the statements made by appellant to the officer Dutton were not sufficient to constitute the offering of a bribe. According to the testimony of Dutton, appellant represented himself to be an old friend of the husband of the defendant in the criminal action in which Dutton was a prospective witness.; that appellant suggested that Dutton might “testify at the time of the trial that you don’t know anything about the liquor.” Apparently this referred to the question whether or not the defendant in the criminal action was intoxicated at the time of the automobile collision, which was the transaction out of which the prosecution arose in that action. Dutton further testified that appellant said to him: “You know if you can do anything to fix this up, why, everything will be fixed up fine for you and you will be talten care of.” Dutton further testified in reference to the same matter, that appellant said: “We can’t afford to have this brought up, and you know everything will be fixed up for you, if you can testify at the time of the trial that you don’t know anything…

lead Opinion

York, J.

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced on a charge of the crime of bribery contained in an information filed by the district attorney of Los Angeles County.

Appellant’s first contention upon appeal is that the testimony introduced on behalf of the People is not sufficient to prove any of the material issues set forth in the information. Although there are some uncertainties in the evidence introduced, the matter was tried before the court without a jury, and a careful scanning of the evidence discloses the fact that there was sufficient evidence to support the charge contained in the information.

The second contention of appellant is that the court erred in denying defendant’s motion for dismissal. This motion was properly denied because of the foregoing conclusion reached by this court upon an examination of the evidence.

The third objection of appellant is that the information does not state sufficient facts to constitute a public offense. Although the information may not be a model, it is, however, sufficient to inform the defendant of the crime with which he was charged, and as the matter was tried upon the actual public offense charged, the defendant could not have…

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