People v. McDonald

Decided July 1, 1870

California Supreme Court · decided 1870-07-01

<p>Appeal from the County Court of the City and County of San Francisco.</p> <p>The facts are stated in the opinion.</p>

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Decided 1870-07-01

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Rhodes, C. J.,

¶1delivered the opinion of the Court:

¶2On cross-examination of the defendant, who was sworn as a witness in his own behalf, the District Attorney asked the following question : “Were you not convicted and sentenced to the County Jail, for an assault on a girl about ten years of *698age?” to which question the defendant’s counsel objected, on the ground that the testimony of the witness was not the best evidence of the conviction. The objection was overruled. The Court erred in overruling the objection. (People v. Reinhart, 39 Cal. 449.)

¶3Judgment reversed, and cause remanded for a new trial.