People v. Silver

On July 14, 1944 an indictment was presented accusing the appellant of soliciting and receiving a $200 bribe for giving out the questions to be asked in an examination for architects’ licenses. A motion to set aside the indictment was made and denied, whereupon a plea of not guilty was entered. At the ensuing trial the jury disagreed. Before the second trial opened appellant again moved, before a different judge, to dismiss and set aside the indictment, which motion was granted. The People appealed and this court reversed the order (People v. Silver, 75 Cal.App.2d 1 [170 P.2d 80]). A petition…