Wilson

People v. Wilson

Good Law
1928 Cal. App. LEXIS 822·93 Cal. App. 632·269 P. 951
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaAugust 24, 1928Docket No. 1469.California2,743 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Knight, J.

The appellant, Lorcna Wilson, was charged jointly with her husband, Harry Wilson, and one Russell Griffin, with the crime of robbery alleged to have been committed in San Francisco on September 21, 1927. She was arrested in Oakland on December 1, 1927, and tried separately in February, 1927, her co-defendants having been previously sentenced to the state prison on another charge. The jury found her guilty of robbery in the second degree and following the denial of motions for a new trial and probation, she was sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison. Thereupon she took this appeal from the judgment of conviction and the order denying her motion for a new trial.

The first point made is that the verdict is not supported by the evidence and is contrary to law. The record discloses that shortly prior to the hour of 8 o’clock on the evening of the robbery appellant’s co-defendant Bussell Griffin, accompanied by another man and a woman, drove in an automobile to a grocery store on the corner of Noriega Street and Twentieth Avenue, San Francisco, and while his companions waited outside near the front of the store, Griffin entered the store, armed with a pistol, and after…

Sign in to read the full opinion

Create a free account to read the complete opinion text, citation history, and good-law status for this case.