Gillis v. Superior Court

On November 16, 1927, the petitioner herein was held by a justice of the peace of Santa Ana township, in the county of Orange, to answer before the Superior Court of said county upon two separate charges of high misdemeanor, to wit, the selling of intoxicating liquor after prior conviction of a similar offense. Informations were not filed in the Superior Court until December 7, 1927. On the date of arraignment in each case, which was December 16th, demurrers to the respective informations, and motions to dismiss the actions, were filed, based upon the ground that, since the informations were…