Southern

People v. Southern

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118 Cal. 359·1897 Cal. LEXIS 779·50 P. 545
Supreme Court of CaliforniaSeptember 25, 1897Crim. No. 297California359 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

The trial court set aside an order settling a bill of exceptions, made a correction in the bill, and thereupon again settled the same. This appeal is prosecuted from the order setting aside the order settling the bill. The defendant was convicted of a, felony, and thereafter prepared and had settled a bill of exceptions. This bill contained an instruction upon the law of reasonable doubt in which the verb “can say” is found. It was claimed by the prosecution that the language of the instructiou as given to the jury was “cannot say.” Upon proceedings had the order settling the bill was set aside and the word “not” inserted therein. This action of the trial court was taken upon two days’ notice to the other side, and after the taking of evidence.

Defendant’s main contention is, that he was entitled to five days’ notice of the hearing. He makes no claim that injury resulted to him by reason of the shortness of the notice given, but stands squarely upon his strict legal rights as he understands them. He has no such legal rights. It was a commendable practice upon the part of the other side to give him notice of this hearing, but in a case like the present we find nothing in the…

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