In Re Rissman
California Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the CourtConrey, P. J.
The complaint in the municipal court contained at least an attempt to charge defendant therein with commission of the crime of obtaining money by false pretenses, a misdemeanor. Where this is so, and the jurisdiction challenged is that of a court of record, the failure to stqte all of the facts necessary to constitute such crime does not entitle the defendant to discharge by means of the writ of habeas corpus. (Ex parte Ruef, 150 Cal. 665 [89 Pac. 605].) The writ is available for that purpose in an inferior court. (In re Hernandez, 64 Cal. App. 71 [220 Pac. 423].)
But the constitution, in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Matter of RuefCalifornia Supreme Court · 1907
- In Re HernandezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1923
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