People v. Chuey Ying Git

Citations

• 100 Cal. 437
• 34 P. 1080
• 1893 Cal. LEXIS 815

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law—Robbery—Information—Description of Property.—An information charging the defendant with robbery, which describes the property taken as “personal property, to wit: money, jewelry, and hair ornaments,” although imperfect, is sufficient to support a judgment of conviction of the offense charged, where no objection was taken thereto before judgment.</p> <p>Id.—Waiver of Defective Description.'—Where an information charging the crime of robbery is defective in not sufficiently describing the property taken, but there is no demurrer interposed to the information, and no objections to testimony upon the ground of the insufficiency of the information, the defect is waived.</p> <p>Id. —Evidence—Complaint Fixing Date Testified to by Chinese Witness.—Where, upon the trial of Chinese defendants charged with robbery of a Chinese woman, the prosecuting witness described the robbery as having taken place on the “ Chinese October 26th,” and stated that she knew nothing of the American date, but that it was the day before she made and filed the complaint, it was proper for the trial court to admit the complaint in evidence for the purpose of fixing the date.</p> <p>Id.—Disappearance oe Daughter ot Prosecuting Witness. —Testimony proffered by the defendants in reference to the disappearance and whereabouts of the daughter of the prosecuting witness, on the day of the robbery, is properly excluded as not pertinent to any issue in the case.</p>