Legal Opinion

People v. Riley

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1874No. 10,093PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from the County Court, County of San Joaquin. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

By the Court, Wallace, C. J.:

The defendant was indicted and found guilty of the crime of house-breaking in the day time, which is an offense punishable by imprisonment in the State prison for a term not exceeding five years. (Penal Code, section 462.)

Upon the coming in of the verdict the Court adjudged the defendant to suffer imprisonment in the State prison for the term of ten years.

The judgment is therefore reversed, and the cause remanded with directions to the Court below to proceed to judgment on the verdict.

2Cited by10 opinions

  1. In Re ReedCalifornia Supreme Court · 1904
  2. People v. OliverCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1908
  3. Ex parte BernertCalifornia Supreme Court · 1881
  4. Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
  5. In Re HayesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969

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