People v. Howerton
People v. Howerton
Opinion of the Court
Defendant was found guilty by a jury of the violation of section 288 of the Penal Code. It was specifically charged in the information that he committed lascivious acts upon the body of a boy of the age of six years in a theatre in the city of Los Angeles. On this appeal from the judgment of conviction and from the order denying his motion for a new trial defendant contends that the evidence is insufficient to support the conviction and that the court erred in denying a new trial.
The trial court permitted defendant to file an application for probation. The record discloses that when the court considered the report of the probation officer the following proceedings took place: “The Court: What is that Medical Lake institution at Washington, Mr. Howerton? That is an insane asylum, isn’t it? The Defendant: No, sir, it is more of a hospital. Q. More of a hospital, a hospital
It appears from the foregoing that defendant has admitted his guilt in open court. We are prohibited by the Constitution of California, article VI, section 4%, from setting aside a judgment or granting a new trial unless in our opinion errors of the trial court resulted in a miscarriage of justice. It is apparent that there has been no miscarriage of justice in the present case.
The judgment and the order are affirmed.
Moore, P. J., and McComb, J., concurred.
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