People v. Naylor

Foote, C.

The defendant was accused by an information of perjury. A demurrer was interposed on the ground that the information did not substantially conform to sections 950, 951, and 952 of the Penal Code; that it did not state facts sufficient to constitute a public offense. The demurrer was sustained, and from the judgment rendered the people appeal.

The sections of the code, with which it is alleged the information does not comply, contain a few plain rules tending to simplify the method of charging offenses by information or indictment. The information in question, taking it in its…