Ex Parte Van Zandt
California Court of Appeal
PROCEEDING on Habeas Corpus to secure the release of petitioner from custody. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court
1Opinion of the Court
PREWETT, P. J., pro tem.
The petitioner is held in durance under a warrant issued by a magistrate of the county of San Joaquin, upon a complaint charging him with the crime of forgery. The allegations of the complaint are positive and not on information and belief. [1] He urges the single point in support of his plea for liberty that a magistrate should not, on the complaint alone, unfortified with depositions,, issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with the commission of a felony. He cites sections 811, 812, and 813 of the Penal Code as authority for his position. It is, we…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People v. Lee LookCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
- People v. StaplesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
- Ex parte DimmigCalifornia Supreme Court · 1887
- Modern Loan Co. v. Police CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1910
- Ex parte SpearsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891
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