Harris v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
PROCEEDING on Prohibition to restrain the Superior Court of Sacramento County, and Malcolm C. Glenn, Judge thereof, from proceeding with the trial of petitioner upon an indictment charging bribery. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
BUCK, P. J., pro tem.
This is an application for writ of prohibition to restrain the superior court of Sacramento County from proceeding with the trial of petitioner upon indictment charging that petitioner, while serving as a police officer of the city of Sacramento, agreed to receive a bribe, in consideration of which he promised not to arrest one Argante in the event said Argante should engage in the sale of intoxicating liquor in violation of the national prohibition law.
Petitioner claims that the indictment fails to state facts sufficient to constitute a public offense, for the reason…
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