Legal Opinion

People v. Emmons

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 30, 1910No. Crim. No. 228PublishedCited by 13 opinions

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial. Wm. P. Lawlor, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtCooper, P. J.

The defendant was convicted of the crime of obtaining money by false pretenses, and sentenced to a term of six years in the state prison at San Quentin. He prosecutes this appeal from the judgment and from the order denying his motion for a new trial.

It is contended that the court erred in overruling the defendant’s demurrer to the indictment and also in denying his motion in arrest of judgment. As each of said contentions depends upon the question as to whether or not the indictment states facts sufficient to constitute a public offense, we will consider them together.

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2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. SchmitzCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1908
  2. People v. WhalenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1908
  3. People v. CuffCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898
  4. People v. StreuberCalifornia Supreme Court · 1898

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Lorenson v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1950
  2. People v. RuefCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1910
  3. People v. WootenCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1996
  4. People v. WhitesideCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1922
  5. People v. HardemanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1966

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