People v. Corbett
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court, City and County of San Francisco. The People appealed from an order of the County Court granting a new trial. The other facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Shafter, J.
The respondent was tried and convicted of the crime of grand larceny. A new trial was awarded on the ground that the defendant had never been arraigned, and had never pleaded, nor had an opportunity to plead to the indictment.
*330According to the record : , “ The defendant being present in Court (December 31st, 1864,) Thomas JBestoj?, Esq., appearing for the District Attorney, the defendant was called by name by the Clerk, for arraignment; when the defendant was informed that he was indicted for the crime of grand larceny, under the name of James Corbett, and was asked if…
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