Ex Parte Blake
California Supreme Court
APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus to the Chief of Police of the City of Oakland. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtMelvin, J.
Petitioner was charged with obtaining a sum less than fifty dollars by false pretenses. The complaint upon which a warrant was issued from one of the police courts of the city of Oakland charges the commission of the alleged crime as of a time more than one year before the verification and filing of the said pleading, and the complaining witness swore to the circumstances of the offense “upon his information and belief.” Petitioner contends: 1. That the prosecution is barred by the provisions of section 801 of the Penal Code; and 2. That a complaint on information and belief fails to give the…
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