People v. Ah Ping

Citations

• 27 Cal. 489

Syllabus

<p>Entering House with Intent to Steal.—The mere fact that one person is with another who enters a dwelling house and steals therefrom, and sees him steal without interference on his part to prevent it, does not render him guilty of the crime of maliciously entering a dwelling house in the daytime with intent to steal property therein, nor will the proof of such facts cast on him the burden of proving himself innocent.</p>