People v. Roach

California Supreme Court

People v. Roach

17 Cal. 297

CourtCalifornia Supreme Court

DecidedJuly 1, 1861

StatusPublished

Cited by2 cases

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People v. Roach, 17 Cal. 297 (Cal. 1861).

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Cope, J. delivered the opinion of the Court

Baldwin, J. concurring.

The judgment in this case must be reversed. There was some evidence tending to show that the defendant was assaulted by the party injured and several other persons, and what was said by these persons at the time of the assault, illustrative of its object, and the motive which prompted it, was a part of the res gestee, and should have been admitted in evidence.

Judgment reversed and cause remanded for a new trial.

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Cope, J. delivered the opinion of the Court

Baldwin, J. concurring.

The judgment in this case must be reversed. There was some evidence tending to show that the defendant was assaulted by the party injured and several other persons, and what was said by these persons at the time of the assault, illustrative of its object, and the motive which prompted it, was a part of the res gestee, and should have been admitted in evidence.

Judgment reversed and cause remanded for a new trial.

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17 Cal. 297, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/people-v-roach-cal-1861.

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