People v. Beck

California Supreme Court
People v. Beck, 21 Cal. 385 (Cal. 1863)
Field

People v. Beck

Opinion of the Court

Field, C. J. delivered the opinion of the Court

Cope, J. concurring.

The indictment in this case is fatally defective in the statement of the facts constituting the offense charged. Robbery is defined by the statute to be the felonious and violent taking of money, goods, or other valuable thing from the person of another by force or intimidation.” The indictment does not allege the taking in the present case from the person of another, but only from another person, which is quite a different thing. The demurrer should have been sustained.

Judgment reversed and cause remanded.

Reference

Full Case Name
THE PEOPLE v. BECK
Cited By
3 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
An indictment for robbery must state that the property was taken from the person of another. If it merely state that it was taken from “another person,” it is fatally defective.