Prople v. Le Roy

Citations

• 65 Cal. 613
• 4 P. 649

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law—Evidence — Extorted Statements — Confession. — Statements not in themselves involving criminal intent, extorted from a person charged with a crime by means of threats or promises, are not to be rejected merely because they may, when connected with other facts, tend to establish Ms guilt.</p> <p>Id.— Witness—Befreshjng Memory from Memoranda.—A witness called by the prosecution in a criminal case to prove statements made by the defendant, may refresh his memory from written memoranda made by Mm at the time of the statements.</p> <p>Id.—Setting Aside Information—Swearing to Complaint.—A complaint charging a person with the commission of a crime, filed in the Police Court of the city and county of San Francisco, may be sworn to before a justice of the peace.</p> <p>Id.—Name of Defendant.—An information cannot be set aside because the defendant has been designated by different names. When his true name is discovered it may be inserted and continued in the subsequent proceedings.</p>