In Re Guzman

Defendant was convicted of the offense known as “contributing to the delinquency of a minor”, a misdemeanor defined in section 702 of the Welfare Code, under the chapter heading of “Juvenile Court Law”. He was tried in the Superior Court of San Joaquin County, and now seeks release by habeas corpus, contending that said court was without jurisdiction. Article VI, section 5 of the Constitution provides:

“The Superior Courts shall have original jurisdiction in all civil cases and proceedings ... ; in- all criminal cases amounting to felony, and cases of misdemeanor not otherwise provided for

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