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· 3/28/1888

People v. Ley

Citations

  • 75 Cal. 407

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law—Conspiracy — Circumstantial Evidence. — A conspiracy may be proved by circumstantial evidence.</p> <p>Id. — Evidence Showing Conspiracy—Res Gestas.—In a prosecution for an assault to murder, evidence of the acts of an alleged co-conspirator, done before the commission of the crime, and tending to show the probability of an understanding between him and the defendant in regard to its perpetration, are admissible to prove the conspiracy as part of the res gestee.</p> <p>Id.—Assault to Murder — Conviction of Assault with Deadly Weapon. — A defendant may be convicted of an assault with a deadly weapon under an information charging him with an assault to commit murder.</p>

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  • explaining that \ Heard did not abolish OCGA § 16-3-21(b)(2) altogether\

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