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People v. Williams

California Court of Appeal

Decided July 27, 1929No. Docket No. 1547PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THE COURT.

The defendant was charged in an information filed in the Superior Court in and for the County of Fresno with a felony, to wit, the possession of a blackjack or slungshot. He was convicted, and from the judgment and an order denying his motion for a new trial has appealed.

The information was based on section 1 of chapter 323 of the Statutes of California (Stats. 1925, p. 542). The section provides that “Every person who . . . possesses any instrument or weapon commonly known as a blackjack, slungshot . . . shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof -shall be punishable…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. HarrisCalifornia Supreme Court · 1914
  2. O'Neill v. Thomas Day Co.California Supreme Court · 1907
  3. People v. FreemanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1927
  4. Mitchell v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1911
  5. People v. . McPhersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1917

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. People v. GrubbCalifornia Supreme Court · 1965
  2. People v. GuyetteCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
  3. People v. GuyetteCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
  4. People v. FavaloraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
  5. People v. MulherinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934

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