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72 Cal. 402

People v. Watson

California Supreme Court

Decided May 31, 1887

California Supreme Court · decided 1887-05-31

judgment of the Superior Court of'the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order refusing a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

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Decided 1887-05-31

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Cited by 6 later decisions — most recently February 1926

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Temple, J.

¶1The defendant was convicted of grand larceny of a purse. The information charges larceny from the person of one Lizzie Golden, and that the property taken was the personal property of Lizzie Golden.

¶2On the trial, the defendant asked the court to instruct the jury that if they find the said Lizzie Golden at the time of the larceny was a married woman, and that the purse was bought with the money of her husband, they should acquit the defendant. The court not only refused the instruction, but gave instructions of an exactly opposite effect.

¶3Section 956, Penal Code, seems to settle this appeal:—

¶4When an offense involves the commission of, or the attempt to commit, a private injury, and is described with sufficient certainty in other respects to identify the act, an erroneous allegation as to the person injured, or intended to be injured, is not material.”

¶5In this case, there can be no question whatever, as to the sufficiency of the description to identify the act.

¶6The order and judgment are affirmed.

¶7McFarland, J., McKinstry, J., Paterson, J., Sharp-stein, J., Thornton, J., and Searls, C. J., concurred.

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