Beggs v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
APPLICATION for a Writ of Mandate originally made to the Supreme Court to compel the Superior Court to suspend the execution of sentence in a criminal action. Denied. The facts are stated in the opinion of the.court. A. H. Jarman, R. P. Henshall, R. C. McComish, and James P. Sex, for Petitioner.
1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.
An alternative writ of mandate was issued to the superior court upon application of petitioner, who had made a request to the superior court for the suspension of the execution of sentence, such request having been denied upon the ground of lack of jurisdiction in that court to entertain it.
The sole question before this court relates to the power of the superior court to act upon a petition for suspension of sentence pronounced upon a convicted person after affirmance of the judgment of conviction upon appeal.
Petitioner was convicted of the crime of extortion. Upon appeal the judgment was…
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