People v. Keys

— Appellant was charged by information in the superior court of Los Angeles County with a violation of the Wright Act, a high-grade misdemeanor, and was tried and found guilty. This appeal is taken from an order of the superior court denying his motion for a new trial, and from the judgment of conviction.

Two grounds are urged, upon which it is claimed that the judgment should be reversed. First, it is said that the municipal court of the city of Los Angeles has exclusive jurisdiction of all misdemeanors committed in the county of Los Angeles and not within any incorporated city other than Los…