3 Cal. 106
Decided April 15, 1853
California Supreme Court · decided 1853-04-15
The defendant was indicted for murder, at the February Term of Calaveras County, for killing an Indian, found guilty, and sentenced to be hung.
Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently August 1938
2 state decisions
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Decided 1853-04-15
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¶1delivered the opinion of the court. Wells, Justice, concurred.
¶2Where the admission or confession of a party is resorted to as evidence, it is error to exclude any portion of it made at the same time as the part which is related.
¶3For this reason, the judgment is reversed, and a new trial ordered.