Case Name: PEOPLE v. SMYTH
Court: Supreme Court of California
Jurisdiction: California
Decision Date: 1858
Citations: 11 Cal. 407
Docket Number: 
Parties: PEOPLE v. SMYTH.
Judges: 
Reporter: California Reports
Volume: 11
Pages: 407–407

Head Matter:
PEOPLE v. SMYTH.
Appeal from the Court of Sessions of the County of Del Norte.
E. D. Baker for Appellant.
Attorney General for Respondent.

Opinion:
Baldwin, J., delivered the opinion of the Court—
Terry, C. J., concurring.
Indictment for larceny. The evidence in this case was clearly insufficient to justify the conviction of the prisoner. So far from proving legal guilt, it was not even sufficient to warrant an inference of moral culpability.
Judgment reversed.