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People v. South

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 12, 1932No. Docket No. 4626PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THE COURT.

The petitioner seeks a peremptory writ of mandate to compel the Superior Court of Napa County to dismiss an information charging him with murder. The application is based upon alleged failure to prosecute the cause with diligence.

The petitioner was arrested December 29, 1929, at' Tountville, under a federal process, for violating the prohibition act. In the mélée he shot the federal officer, Robert D. Freeman, in the shoulder. Under a mittimus, he was temporarily placed in the custody of the sheriff of Napa County, as a federal prisoner. January 6, 1930, he was indicted by the…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Ponzi v. FessendenSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  2. In Re AlpineCalifornia Supreme Court · 1928
  3. Rigor v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1905
  4. United States v. MarrinDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1915
  5. In re AndrewsDistrict Court, D. Vermont · 1916

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Bert Strand, Sheriff of San Diego County, State of California v. William SchmittrothCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
  2. Barker v. Municipal Court of the Salinas Judicial District of Monterey CountyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
  3. Commonwealth v. McGrathMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
  4. In Re SchechtelSupreme Court of Colorado · 1938
  5. State v. LarkinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959

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