People v. Chaves
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County and from an order denying a new trial. E. S. Torrance, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion. Omar Bushnell, for Appellant.
1Opinion of the Court
BELCHER, C.
The defendant was charged by information with the crime of murder, committed on the fourteenth day of May, 1897, in the county of San Diego, by willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously killing a woman named Gregoria Rodrigues. "When arraigned he moved the court to set aside the information upon the ground that before the filing thereof he had not been legally committed by a magistrate, and the motion was denied. He then demurred to the information, and Ms demurrer was overruled, and thereupon he pleaded not guilty. *137He was afterward tried and the verdict returned was: “We, the jury in…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. ScogginsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1869
- People v. EbanksCalifornia Supreme Court · 1897
- People v. Hong Ah DuckCalifornia Supreme Court · 1882
- People v. TurleyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1875
- People v. Lee GamCalifornia Supreme Court · 1886
4 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by41 opinions
- People v. ChavezCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
- People v. BunyardCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988
- People v. MerkourisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
- Williams v. CastlemanTexas Supreme Court · 1922
- People v. KingCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
36 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.