Abbott

People v. Abbott

Good Law
101 Cal. 645·1894 Cal. LEXIS 1092·36 P. 129
Supreme Court of CaliforniaMarch 16, 1894No. 20985California620 words

Opinion

lead Opinion

Garoutte, J.

The appellant was convicted of burglary, and appeals from a judgment and order denying his motion for a new trial. A very large number of exceptions were taken by appellant during the progress of the trial which are barely alluded to in his brief. We have received no aid from that source in the examination of .them, and after giving them more consideration than appellant’s counsel appears to have done, measured by his brief, we find nothing justifying a reversal of the judgment.

Complaint “is made of certain remarks made by the trial court in the presence of the jury touching the conduct of appellant’s attorney in regard to the bribery of a witness. If the circumstances were such as to impress the court with a suspicion that the witness had been tampered with, the investigation of the matter should have been conducted in the absence of the jury in order *647 that the jurors might not have been influenced in their verdict by any developments arising from such investí, gation; but no exception was noted to the course pursued by the court, and for .that reason we are not authorized to pass upon the merits of the controversy. (People v. Ah Fook, 64 Cal. 382 .)

The court gave the…

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.