People v. Thrall

Citations

• 50 Cal. 415

Syllabus

<p>Confessions of a Defendant.—A defendant cannot be-convicted of a.-crime on his extra-judicial statements or confessions alone, without other evidence tending to show the commission of the crime.</p> <p>Indictment of Accessoby.—An indictment against an accessory must, in addition to other matter, contain all the averments that would be necessary in an indictment against the principal; and it must therefore allege that the crime of the principal was committed before it was found and presented.</p>