People v. Lux

Citations

• 25 Cal. App. 726

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law—Murder—Evidence—Possession of Pistol—Cross-examination of Defendant—When Proper.—In this prosecution for murder where the direct examination of the defendant unequivocally referred to the pistol with which it is alleged she committed the crime charged against her, and to her possession of it, prior to' her going to a moving picture show, there was no error in allowing the people to cross-examine her as to what she did with the pistol prior to the shooting and where she carried it on her person, it appearing that the whole cross-examination on this point was germane to the direct examination.</p>