People v. Turner
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Santa Cruz County and from an order denying a new trial. W. A. Beasley, Judge presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtKerrigan, J.
The defendant was charged by information with the crime of libel, and was tried and convicted. This appeal is from the judgment of conviction and from an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial.
Upon his arraignment the defendant moved the court to set aside the information upon the ground that he had not been legally committed for trial by a magistrate. The motion was denied. Such denial is the first of the grounds urged by the appellant for the reversal of the judgment.
Section 872 of the Penal Code provides that if it appears upon an examination that a public offense has been…
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