People v. Ah Coon

The information in this case accused the defendants of the crime of murder. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree. On this appeal, two points are presented, viz.:

It is contended that these instructions in effect instructed the jury to convict the defendants of murder, leaving to the discretion of the jurymen only the question of degree. After the court had “fully instructed the jury as to all the material points of law in the case, and as to what verdict they could find,” we see no ground for this contention to rest upon.

Judgment and order affirmed.

We concur: Thornton, J.; Ross, J.; McKinstry, J.j McKee, J.