County of Modoc v. Spencer
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Modoc County. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Fleet, J.
The substantive question in this case is as to the power of a board of supervisors to employ counsel on behalf of the county to prosecute, or assist in the prosecution of, criminal cases. The board of supervisors of Modoc county on the seventh day of July, 1891, adopted an order or resolution in the following terms:
“ Upon motion and with full consent of the board it is ordered that the firm of Spencer & Raker be and are hereby employed and appointed as assistant counsel with the district attorney to aid in the prosecution of all criminal cases now pending before the superior *499court of Modoc…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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