Case Name: THE PEOPLE v. AH LOY
Court: Supreme Court of California
Jurisdiction: California
Decision Date: 1858
Citations: 10 Cal. 301
Docket Number: 
Parties: THE PEOPLE v. AH LOY.
Judges: 
Reporter: California Reports
Volume: 10
Pages: 301–301

Head Matter:
THE PEOPLE v. AH LOY.
To justify an interference with the verdict of the jury in a criminal action, there must be an absence of evidence against the prisoner, or a decided preponderance of evidence in his favor.
Appeal from the Court of Sessions of the County of El Dorado.
Sanderson, Newell, and Hewes, for Appellant.
Attorney-General for Respondent.

Opinion:
Field, J., delivered the opinion of the Court
C. J., and Baldwin, J., concurring.
The defendant was convicted of the crime of robbery. A motion for a new trial was made, on the ground that the verdict was against the evidence, and was overruled, and the defendant appealed.
It requires a clear case—one in which there is an absence of evidence against the prisoner, or a decided preponderance of evidence in his favor—to justify an interference with the verdict of the jury. In the present case, the evidence was ample, and the conflict in the statements of the witnesses slight.
Judgment affirmed.