Bower v. Rankin
Citations
- 61 Cal. 108
- 1882 Cal. LEXIS 551
Syllabus
<p>Keeper’s Fees—Sheriff—Kern County.—Under Section 9, of the Act of March 5, 1870, entitled “ An Act to regulate fees of office,” etc., the Sheriff of Kern County is not entitled to be paid for his trouble and expense in taking and keeping possession of and preserving property under attachment or execution or other process, until - the 'allowance for the same is fixed or taxed by the Court.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- holding, under former Evidence Code, that “[a] photograph which depicts the victim after autopsy incisions are made ... will not be admissible unless necessary to show some material fact which becomes apparent only because of the autopsy”
- holding, under former Evidence Code, that “[a] photograph which depicts the victim after autopsy incisions are made ... will not be admissible unless necessary to show some material fact which becomes apparent only because of the autopsy”
- holding, under former Evidence Code, that “[a] photograph which depicts the victim after autopsy incisions are made . . . will not be admissible unless necessary to show some material fact which becomes apparent only because of the autopsy”
- reversing the defendant’s murder conviction because the evidence, which showed only that he was present at the crime scene with his brother (the shooter) and that he “participated in the act of bringing [a] shotgun and shells along,” was not constitutionally sufficient
- \We take this opportunity to announce a rule to assist counsel in the future in deciding what [autopsy] photos may be offered in evidence.\
- evidence of presence, association, and even approval but not intent to participate in the crimes was insufficient
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Judges: McKinstry
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