People v. Harrington

California Supreme Court Dec 3, 1872 No. No. 3277Published

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Holding. The court affirmed the defendant's acquittal, upholding the trial court's ruling that excluded a Chinese witness from testifying.

Issues

Whether the trial court erred in excluding a Chinese witness from testifying in a manslaughter trial.

Disposition. Affirmed

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“Upon the authority of the People v. Brady, 40 Cal. 198, 6 Am. Rep. 604, and of the People v. McGuire (No. 3372), [45 Cal. 56], decided at the present term, the judgment is affirmed.”

Synopsis

APPEAL from Twelfth Judicial District, San Francisco County.

By the COURT. — The defendant, a white man, was indicted for the crime of manslaughter. Upon the trial a Chinese witness was called by the district attorney and excluded by the court on objections made by the defendant. The defendant being acquitted, the people bring this appeal and assign as error the ruling of the court refusing to allow the Chinese witness to testify.

Upon the authority of the People v. Brady, 40 Cal. 198, 6 Am. Rep. 604, and of the People v. McGuire (No. 3372), [45 Cal. 56], decided at the present term, the judgment is affirmed.

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