People v. Ah Loy

California Supreme Court
People v. Ah Loy, 10 Cal. 301 (Cal. 1858)
Field

People v. Ah Loy

Opinion of the Court

Field, J., delivered the opinion of the Court

C. J., and Baldwin, J., concurring.

The defendant was convicted of the crime of robbery. A motion for a new trial was made, on the ground that the verdict was against the evidence, and was overruled, and the defendant appealed.

It requires a clear case—one in which there is an absence of evidence against the prisoner, or a decided preponderance of evidence in his favor—to justify an interference with the verdict of the jury. In the present case, the evidence was ample, and the conflict in the statements of the witnesses slight.

Judgment affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
THE PEOPLE v. AH LOY
Cited By
10 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
To justify an interference with the verdict of the jury in a criminal action, there must be an absence of evidence against the prisoner, or a decided preponderance of evidence in his favor.