Opinion

People v. Ketchum

  • 73 Cal. 635
  • 15 P. 353
  • 1887 Cal. LEXIS 733
Court
California Supreme Court
Filed
Oct 29, 1887
Status
Published
Author
Searlstemple
On the bench
Belcher, Foote, Hayne, Searls, Temple
Cited by
12 cases

recognizing the principle but not indicating whether the murder involved was committed in Indian country

How later courts described this case

  • recognizing the principle but not indicating whether the murder involved was committed in Indian country

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

Searls, C. J., and Temple, J.,

concurring.—We con-

cur in the foregoing opinion, upon the ground that the witness Jennie Bill Ketchem was not shown to be the lawful wife of the prisoner, and was therefore a competent witness.

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