People v. Thomas

Defendant was charged with the crime of perjury in a complaint filed in the Municipal Court in the City of San Diego. A preliminary hearing commenced on May 11, 1948, was continued four times to June 3, 1948, on which date it was concluded and the defendant held to answer to the superior court.

The information charging the defendant with perjury was filed in the superior court on June 16, 1948. The defendant was arraigned in that court on July 15, 1948, at which time a motion was made to set aside the information on grounds as set forth in section 995 of the Penal Code. The court observed that…