Legal Opinion

People v. Leyshon

California Supreme Court

Decided August 5, 1895No. 21200PublishedCited by 37 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County and from an order denying a new trial. B. K". Smith, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Searls, C.

Information for forgery. The defendant was charged with having forged the name of Mrs. Maggie Henry and Eliza J. Clark to a certain promissory note, set out in the, information, with intent to defraud one A. J. Graham, and to have knowingly, willfully, feloniously, etc., uttered, passed as true and genuine, the said promissory note, with intent to defraud said A. J. Graham, etc.

Defendant demurred to the information upon the ground that it charges two offenses, viz., the crime of forgery committed April 23, 1894, and also the crime of passing a forged note on the twenty-fourth day of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People v. FrankCalifornia Supreme Court · 1865
  2. People v. SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1894
  3. People v. GossetCalifornia Supreme Court · 1892
  4. People v. FrancisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1869
  5. People v. HarroldCalifornia Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. In Re HorowitzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
  2. People v. HatchCalifornia Supreme Court · 1912
  3. People v. O'BrienCalifornia Supreme Court · 1900
  4. Ford v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1911
  5. Bealmear v. Southern Cal. Edison Co.California Supreme Court · 1943

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