Smith v. Ling
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Searls, C.
— The defendant, R. A. Ling, was a justice of the peace in and for Los Angeles township, county of Los Angeles, from January, 1883, to January 5, 1885.
*325This is a proceeding under section 772 of the Penal Code, which relates to the offense of “ charging and collecting illegal fees ” by officers, and for the refusal or neglect to “perform the official duties pertaining to his office.”
The information, which was filed after the defendant ceased to be an office-holder, is quite lengthy, and contains so many statements of fact by way of recital only, and so much that is indefinite and…
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