People v. Ah Sing
THE PEOPLE v. AH SING
- Area
- criminal
Analysis
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Opinion
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.
Cited by
- People v. Cline No. 20341 · 1888-01-25
- People v. Elster No. 10,933 · 1884-05-27