Cappola

People v. Cappola

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1899 Cal. LEXIS 1178·6 Cal. Unrep. 232·56 P. 248
Supreme Court of CaliforniaFebruary 13, 1899Cr. No. 497California247 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

The defendant was convicted of the crime of robbery, and has appealed from the judgment thereon upon the ground that the evidence was insufficient to identify him as the person who committed the robbery. At the trial the prosecuting witness testified that the defendant was one of the persons by whom he was robbed, and also testified that he had seen him on two occasions subsequent to the robbery; and, although the defendant and witnesses on his behalf testified that he was not present at the robbery, but was at that time in another place, the verdict of the jury shows that they gave credit to the prosecuting witness rather than to the others. The prosecuting witness also testified that he had met the defendant several times, a year or more before the robbery, and on cross-examination he testified that when he “previously met” him he wore a mustache. The defendant, and several witnesses on his behalf, testified that he cut off his mustache about a month prior to the date of *233 the robbery, and had not worn one since, and it is urged that for this reason the testimony of the prosecuting witness as to his identity must be disregarded. The jury, however, were at liberty to hold that…

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