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People v. Castro

Supreme Court of California
Mar 1, 1882
60 Cal. 118 (Cal. 1882)

Opinion

[Syllabus Material] [Syllabus Material] [Syllabus Material]          Appeal from a judgment of conviction, and from an order denying a new trial in the Superior Court of the County of Sierra. Howe, J.

         COUNSEL

          Stanley A. Smith, for Appellant.

          A. L. Hart, Attorney General, for Respondent.


         JUDGES: The Court.

         OPINION

         The Court: The defendant was convicted in the Court below of the crime of rape, alleged to have been committed upon a child of the age of eleven years. We have carefully examined the evidence in the case, and are of the opinion that it was insufficient to justify the verdict of guilty. (People v. Benson , 6 Cal. 221; People v. Hamilton , 46 id. 540; People v. Ardaga and Gamez , 51 id. 371.)          The judgment and order are reversed, and cause remanded for a new trial.


Summaries of

People v. Castro

Supreme Court of California
Mar 1, 1882
60 Cal. 118 (Cal. 1882)
Case details for

People v. Castro

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE v. TIBURCIO CASTRO

Court:Supreme Court of California

Date published: Mar 1, 1882

Citations

60 Cal. 118 (Cal. 1882)

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