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People v. Hotz

Supreme Court of California
Aug 29, 1887
73 Cal. 241 (Cal. 1887)

Opinion

         Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Sacramento County granting a new trial.

         COUNSEL:

         Attorney-General Johnson, for Appellant.

          John J. West, for Respondent.


         JUDGES: In Bank. Thornton, J. McFarland, J., Searls, C. J., Sharpstein, J., Temple, J., McKinstry, J., and Paterson, J., concurred.

         OPINION

          THORNTON, Judge

         Indictment for an assault with a deadly weapon.

         This is an appeal from an order granting the defendant a new trial.

         One of the grounds on which the motion for a new trial was made is, that the verdict is contrary to the evidence.

         An order granting a new trial on such ground is addressed to the sound discretion of the court, and is never disturbed by this court unless there is a manifest abuse of discretion by the trial court. We find no such abuse here.

         We find no error in the refusal of the instruction to which our attention is called.

         The order is affirmed.


Summaries of

People v. Hotz

Supreme Court of California
Aug 29, 1887
73 Cal. 241 (Cal. 1887)
Case details for

People v. Hotz

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE, Appellant, v. JOHN M. HOTZ, Respondent

Court:Supreme Court of California

Date published: Aug 29, 1887

Citations

73 Cal. 241 (Cal. 1887)
14 P. 856

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