People v. Chin Mook Sow

Citations

• 51 Cal. 597

Syllabus

<p>Juey on Tbial of an Alien.—Aliens accused of a crime are not entitled to be tried by a jury composed of one half aliens.</p> <p>Dying Declabations as Evidence.—If the dying declarations of a deceased person are offered in evidence, evidence of the prevailing religious belief in the country or district where he was born, and from whence he emigrated, for the purpose of affecting the credibility of his declarations, is not admissible to prove, nor does it tend to prove that he did not entertain a belief in a future state. The inquiry must be confined to the the opinions of the deceased.</p> <p>Idem.—The dying declarations of a deceased person cannot be rejected as evidence on account of his religious belief.</p> <p>Idem.—Dying declarations of a deceased person cannot be excluded as evidence be'cause the deceased refused to answer further questions, saying ing he was “a dying man.”</p> <p>Declabations in anotheb’s Pbesence.—If declarations are offered in evidence as against a person in whose presence they were made, and there is evidence tending to show that such person heard and understood them, it is for the jury to decide whether he understood them.</p> <p>Eight to Conteadiot Witness.—The rules, that a witness cannot be cross-examined as to a matter which is irrelevant to the issue merely for the purpose of contradicting him by other evidence, and that if a question is put to a witness on cross-examination which is irrelevant, his answer cannot be contradicted by the party who asked the question, do not apply when the question asked calls for a response in respect to a matter which the party asking the question would have the right to prove as an independent fact.</p> <p>Pboof that Witness has been Convicted of a Felony.—-A witness, on cross-examination, may be asked if he has not been convicted of a felony, and the party asking the question may also introduce the record of his conviction.</p> <p>Tbansmitting Indictment fob Mubdeb to Distbict Coubt.—If there are