People v. Barric

Citations

• 49 Cal. 342

Syllabus

<p>Proof of Corporate Existence.—If a party is indicted for stealing the property of a corporation, it is sufficient for the piosecution to prove (hat the company is a corporation defacto, doing business as such.</p> <p>Testimony of Accomplice in Crime.—One who did not know of the larceny until after it was committed, but whp purchased the stolen property under directions of an officer, with money furnished by the officer with a view of detecting the thief, is not an accomplice whose testimony requires corroboration in order to convict the defendant, under section 4 of the Penal Code.</p> <p>Confessions as Evidence.—A confession of a crime made to one in authority, upon a promise to the accused that it will be better for him to make a full disclosure, is not admissible in evidence upon the trial of the accused, because it is not voluntary.</p> <p>Plea of Eormer Conviction.—If a defendant in a criminal ease appeals from a judgment of conviction, but does not move for a new trial, and the judgment is reversed, and a new trial ordered, the former conviction is not a bar to a new trial.</p>