People v. Chapman
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment for the defendant in the Superior Court of the County of Sacramento. Denson, J. A petition for rehearing was filed in this case after judgment-and denied.
1Opinion of the Court
McKee, J.:
By Article x. of the Constitution of 1879, there was created a Board of State Prison Directors to consist of five members, who were to he appointed by the Governor of the State, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and to hold their offices for a term fixed by the Constitution. To this Board the charge and superintendence of the State Prison were intrusted; and, in addition, the Legislature was expressly authorized to confer upon the members such other powers and enjoin upon them such other duties in respect to other penal and reformatory institutions of the State as…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Jansen v. StoutenberghNew York Supreme Court · 1812
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