People v. Reed

California Supreme Court
People v. Reed, 48 Cal. 553 (Cal. 1874)
1874 Cal. LEXIS 196

People v. Reed

Opinion of the Court

By the Court :

It is unnecessary for us to decide whether the Court erred in excluding the evidence tending to prove that the witness, Mrs. Young, was reputed to be a prostitute.

If the evidence was improperly excluded, it is perfectly clear the error caused no damage to the defendant, inasmuch as her own testimony left no possible room for doubt that she was a woman of that character.

Some portions of the charge to the jury may not be wholly unobjectionable. But, considered as a whole, we think it expounded the law correctly, and the objectionable portions could not have misled the jury. The other points made by counsel are not tenable, and need not be particularly noticed.

Judgment affirmed..,. Remittitur forthwith.

Reference

Full Case Name
THE PEOPLE v. J. L. REED
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published
Syllabus
HvinENCE that Witnbss is x Pkostitute.— If the evidence of a witness, introduced by the people in a criminal case, shows that she is a prostitute, the defendant is not injured by a refusal of the Court to allow him. to prove that she is reputed to be a woman of that character. •