Legal Opinion

People v. Miller

California Supreme Court

Decided August 12, 1896No. Crim. No. 87PublishedCited by 54 opinions

Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Yuba County refusing to allow defendant to withdraw his plea of guilty and enter bis plea of not guilty, and from the judgment of conviction. E. A. Davis, Judge. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.

Upon the eighth day of May, 1895, this defendant was charged by information with the crime of murder. Upon the eleventh day of the same month he vras brought before the superior court for arraignment. At his request the court appointed two attorneys to represent him, and granted him until May 13th to consider his plea. Upon the last-named date the defendant came before the court with his counsel, and *12pleaded not guilty to the charge. The plea was accepted and entered, and the cause set for trial upon the seventeenth day of June following. Upon that day, the court being actually engaged in the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People v. LennoxCalifornia Supreme Court · 1885

3Cited by54 opinions

  1. People v. GorshenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
  2. People v. GilbertCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
  3. People v. SchwarzCalifornia Supreme Court · 1927
  4. People v. MartinezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1948
  5. In Re HoughCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944

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