Legal Opinion

Ex parte Hartman

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1872No. 3,462PublishedCited by 14 opinions

Original writ of habeas corpus issued out of the Supreme. Court, and heard at chambers before Mr. Justice Hiles. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

By Niles, J.:

The petitioner was indicted for the crime of an assault with intent to commit murder.

The defendant entered a plea of not guilty. A regular trial was had, and the jury found the defendant “ guilty of an assault with a deadly weapon with an intent to do bodily harm.”

At the time fixed for sentence the defendant moved an arrest of judgment upon the ground that the indictment did not “ contain a statement of the acts constituting the offense of an assault with a deadly weapon,” etc. The motion was overruled. The defendant’s counsel then gave notice of a motion for a new trial, and a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. WebbCalifornia Supreme Court · 1869
  2. Ex parte McCulloughCalifornia Supreme Court · 1868
  3. Ex Parte McLaughlinCalifornia Supreme Court · 1871

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. In Re ChapmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
  2. Ex parte DegenerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1891
  3. Territory v. ConradSupreme Court Of The Territory Of Dakota · 1877
  4. Hovey v. SheffnerWyoming Supreme Court · 1908
  5. Menjou v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1932

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