Day

People v. Day

Caution
125 Cal. App. 106·1932 Cal. App. LEXIS 555·13 P.2d 855
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 26, 1932Docket No. 2190.California1,958 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Houser, J.

From a judgment of conviction of the crime of contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and from an order by which her motion for a new trial was denied, defendant appeals to this court.

Although appellant's brief on appeal contains several different specifications of error, upon each of which she relies for a reversal of the judgment, it is deemed necessary that hut one of such assignments of error should occupy the attention of this court. It relates to the admissibility on the trial of the action of the alleged confession of defendant.

With reference only to the question submitted to the trial court which related to the admissibility of such confession, it appears that on the part of defendant many facts were admitted in evidence which tended to show that the alleged confession of defendant was not made either freely or voluntarily, or without hope, of immunity being extended to defendant, either by the district attorney or by the trial court. But as to such facts as were contradicted by evidence submitted by the People, in the decision herein none of them should he,. nor is, taken into consideration by this court. However, the record herein discloses the following…

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