People v. Brown
People v. Brown
Opinion of the Court
The demurrer to the indictment was properly overruled. The charging part is in the following words: “Did feloniously, wilfully and unlawfully, and with force and arms, steal, take, carry, lead and drive away,” etc., which is not only a sufficient statement of the intent with which the taking was done, under our statute, but also at common law. (People v. Vance, 21 Cal. 403 ; Wharton’s Precedents, 190.)
We cannot reverse the judgment on the ground that the verdict is contrary to the evidence. Disregarding the testimony offered by the defendant for the purpose of proving an alibi (which the jury manifestly did not believe), we are not prepared to say that the evidence does not sustain the verdict. In The People v. Ah Loy, 10 Cal. 301, the Court said: “ It
Judgment affirmed.
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- THE PEOPLE v. ALEXANDER BROWN
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- Indictment nor Larceny. — An indictment for larceny which charges that the defendant “did feloniously, wilfully, and unlawfully, and with force and arms, steal, take, and carry, lead, and drive away,” etc., contains a sufficient statement of the intent with which the taking was done, without an averment that the property was taken with a felonious intent. New Trial in Criminal Case.—The appellate Court will not, in a criminal case, grant a new trial on the ground that the verdict is contrary to the evidence, if the testimony is conflicting.