Legal Opinion
People v. Garfield
California Supreme Court
Decided October 24, 1985No. Crim. 24244PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROUSSARD, J.
Defendant appeals from a conviction of offering a false or forged instrument to be filed in a public office. (Pen. Code, § 115.) He contends that his prosecution was barred by the statute of limitations. We agree and reverse the judgment.
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On November 19, 1981, the San Francisco District Attorney filed a complaint in the municipal court charging defendant with a violation of Penal Code section 115. The complaint alleged that the crime had been committed between October 28, 1978, and November 16, 1978. Defendant demurred, contending that the complaint was barred by the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- People v. OlsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1965
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