People v. Ah Sing
California Supreme Court
People v. Ah Sing, 59 Cal. 400 (Cal. 1881)
People v. Ah Sing
Opinion of the Court
The defendant was proceeded against by information, and convicted of the crime of burglary; and on the trial the Court below instructed the jury that the possession of stolen property, supported by other circumstances and other evidence tending to show guilt, is a strong circumstance in the case. This was error. Whether the possession was strong evidence, or only slight evidence tending to show guilt, was a matter for the jury to pass upon, and not a question for the Court to determine. -
Judgment and order reversed.
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