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In Re Dal Porte

California Supreme Court

Decided February 24, 1926No. Docket No. Crim. 2833PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCurtis, J.

Petition for writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner was tried, convicted, and sentence pronounced upon him on Saturday afternoon in the police court of the city of Santa Cruz, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and in default thereof to be imprisoned not exceeding 250 days. The fine was not paid, and at the date of the filing of the petition the petitioner was imprisoned under said judgment in the county jail in the county of Santa Cruz.

Petitioner claims that his imprisonment was illegal for the reason that the court had no jurisdiction to try and pronounce judgment against him on Saturday…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. GarnettCalifornia Supreme Court · 1900
  2. Matter of SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1907
  3. People v. TurnerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896
  4. People v. MaljanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1917
  5. People v. HeacockCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1909

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. In Re McCoyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1948
  2. In Re HeckmanCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1928
  3. In Re FergusonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
  4. People v. BrowningCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1933
  5. Miller v. EmersonMontana Supreme Court · 1947

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