People v. Young

Citations

• 102 Cal. 411
• 36 P. 770
• 1894 Cal. LEXIS 660

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law—Homicide—Evidence—Killing op Mistress.—Where the evidence introduced upon the trial of a defendant charged with the crime of murder necessarily shows that the relation existing between the accused and the woman killed was that of man and mistress, no error is committed in allowing that relation to be proved, and it is not objectionable on the ground that the effect of it is to bring the defend- ' ant into disrepute, and affect his good standing before the jury.</p> <p>Id.—Identification of Person—Certainty.—A witness is not required to be absolutely certain in his testimony as to the identification of another person.</p> <p>Id.—Declarations of Defendant.—The admission in evidence of declarations of the defendant which do not constitute a confession is not a reversible error where there is nothing in the circumstances under which they were made which would justify their exclusion.</p>