Opinion

People v. Moran

  • 144 Cal. 48
  • 77 P. 777
  • 1904 Cal. LEXIS 652
Court
California Supreme Court
Filed
Jul 2, 1904
Status
Published
Author
Lorigan
On the bench
Lorigan, Beatty
Cited by
47 cases
Authority
More cited than 35.0%

The opinion

LORIGAN, J., concurring.

I concur in the judgment. As far, however, as the constitutional point is concerned, relative to instructing the jury as to verbal admissions, I wish to go no further than is stated in

People

v.

Wardrip,

141 Cal. 233 , that such an instruction “states a mere commonplace within the general knowledge of jurors; and we do not think that either the giving or refusing of such an instruction would warrant a reversal.”

Rehearing denied.

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