Case Name: THE PEOPLE v. OWEN BURNS
Court: Supreme Court of California
Jurisdiction: California
Decision Date: 1881-07
Citations: 59 Cal. 359
Docket Number: No. 10,615
Parties: THE PEOPLE v. OWEN BURNS.
Judges: 
Reporter: California Reports
Volume: 59
Pages: 359–359

Head Matter:
[No. 10,615.
Department One.]
THE PEOPLE v. OWEN BURNS.
Alibi—Instruction—Reasonable Doubt.
Appeal from a judgment of conviction, and from an order denying a new trial, in the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. Freelon, J.
The Court instructed the jury: “ The defense of an alibi is a legitimate defense, and is in fact, when thoroughly proved, the most logical defense that can be possibly introduced.”
G. B. Darwin, for Appellant.
The Court, in effect, charged the jury that the defense of alibi must be thoroughly proved.
A. L. Hart, Attorney General, for Respondent.

Opinion:
The Court:
On the authority of People v. O'Neil, supra, judgment and order affirmed.