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People v. Golden

174 P.2d 32, 76 Cal. App. 2d 769, 1946 Cal. App. LEXIS 782
California Court of Appeal·Decided November 13, 1946·No. Crim. 3991·Published·Cited by 4 cases

Opinion

McCOMB, J.

From a judgment of guilty of violating the Dangerous Weapons Control Law of 1923, Statutes of 1923, page 695, section 1, Act 1970 of Deering’s General Laws, as amended, after trial before the court without a jury, defendant appeals. Defendant also appeals from the order denying his motion for a new trial. There is likewise a purported appeal from the order denying defendant’s motion in arrest of judgment.

The evidence being viewed in the light most favorable to the People (respondent), the essential facts are:

On August 13, 1945, about 1:15 a. m., defendant was *770 stopped by two police officers while driving his automobile between Second and Third Streets on Beacon Street in Los Angeles. The police searched the car and discovered under the seat a “monkey fist,” a photograph of which is attached hereto, marked People’s Exhibit A. * At the time of the trial an expert witness, Mr. Flinker, an able-bodied seaman, identified People’s Exhibit A as a “monkey fist,” án object used' at the end of a heaving line. It is a weight attached to the end of a line so that when a line is heaved or thrown it will reach the dock. He testified that People’s Exhibit A was a standard “monkey fist.”

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People v. Golden, 174 P.2d 32, 76 Cal. App. 2d 769, 1946 Cal. App. LEXIS 782 (Cal. Ct. App. 1946).

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