People v. Canales

Defendant was charged with a violation of chapter 359 of the Statutes of 1925, as amended in 1931, commonly known as the Deadly Weapons Act, in that at a certain time and place he -did “unlawfully, maliciously, and feloniously possess an instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a black jack or billy”. To this information defendant entered a plea of not guilty, and subsequently filed a demurrer thereto on the ground of uncertainty in that it did not appear therefrom whether defendant was charged with possessing a blackjack or a billy. The demurrer was overruled and the cause…