People v. Hawkins
California Supreme Court
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tulare County and from an order denying a new trial. W. B. Wallace, Judge, presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
BRITT, C.
1. On December 2, 1898, an information was filed by the district attorney in the court below accusing defendant of the crime of assault with intent to murder, specifying also that the assault was committed with a deadly weapon. Section 1382 of the Penal Code contains the following provision: “The court, unless good cause to the contrary is shown, must order the prosecution to be dismissed in the following cases: .... 2. If a defendant, whose trial has not been postponed upon his application, is not brought to trial within sixty days after the finding of the indictment, or filing of…
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