In Re Application of Silva

The petitioner was convicted in the superior court of the state, in and for the county of Sacramento, of the crime of offering narcotics for sale, the punishment for which may exceed six months’ imprisonment (Stats. 1921, p. 978).

It is conceded that the superior court would have jurisdiction over such a misdemeanor unless that jurisdiction has been removed by the provisions of the city charter of the city of Sacramento (Green v. Superior Court, 78 Cal. 556 [21 Pac. 307, 541] ; People v. Wah Wong, 61 Cal. App. 497 [215 Pac. 409]). It is contended, however, that the charter of Sacramento,…