Legal Opinion

Daniels v. People

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided May 24, 1859PublishedCited by 51 opinions

Error to Oakland Circuit., The action was against plaintiffs in error, upon two recognizances. On the trial before the court, without a jury, the circuit judge found the following facts: “ That a short time prior to the 5th day of February, a. d. 1857, Willard Daniels, one of the defendants, was arrested and taken before B. Rush Bagg, Esq., Police Justice of the •city of Detroit, at his office in said city, charged with some offense or offenses, of the character referred to…

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Error to Oakland Circuit., The action was against plaintiffs in error, upon two recognizances. On the trial before the court, without a jury, the circuit judge found the following facts: “ That a short time prior to the 5th day of February, a. d. 1857, Willard Daniels, one of the defendants, was arrested and taken before B. Rush Bagg, Esq., Police Justice of the •city of Detroit, at his office in said city, charged with some offense or offenses, of the character referred to in the recognizances hereinafter set forth: That the said Willard Daniels thereupon waived any examination before said…

1Opinion of the Court

Campbell J.:

Judgment was rendered in the Circuit Court for the county of Oakland, against the defendants, upon two recognizances taken before the circuit court commissioner of Wayne county in February, 1857. Eaóh purported to be for bailing Willard Daniels upon commitment by the police justice of Detroit, to ansAver charges, one of “the crime of incest,” and the other of “the crime of attempting to procure an abortion.” Errors are assigned, First, That the crimes are not sufficiently described as legal offenses; Second, That the jurisdictional facts to authorize the taking of the…

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  2. Tillotson v. CheethamNew York Supreme Court · 1806
  3. People v. DennisMichigan Supreme Court · 1857
  4. People v. RutanMichigan Supreme Court · 1853
  5. Dickinson v. Kingsbury.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1805

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