Legal Opinion

Ex parte Solomon

California Supreme Court

Decided September 29, 1891No. 20881PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Application to the supreme court for a discharge upon a writ of habeas corpus. The'facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtDe Haven, J.

The petitioner was convicted in the police court of the city and county of San Francisco of “ having lottery tickets in his possession,” which is made an offense by section 70 of order No. 1587 of that city, and is now suffering imprisonment therefor. The ordinance provides that the offense of which petitioner was convicted is punishable “by a fine not less than $250, nor more than $1,000, or by imprisonment by not less than three months nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.”

Under the general law of the state found in sections 320 to 326 of the Penal Code, it is…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. In re Ah YouCalifornia Supreme Court · 1891

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Arfsten v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1912
  2. In Re IschCalifornia Supreme Court · 1917
  3. In re RidenbaughIdaho Supreme Court · 1897
  4. In Re SimmonsCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1925
  5. In Re DesantaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1908

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