People v. Ross
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County, and from an order denying a motion in arrest of judgment. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Fleet, J.
The information in this case does not state a public offense. The crime with which it seeks to charge defendant is subornation of perjury, and it is well established that to constitute this offense all the essential elements constituting the crime of perjury must be stated. (2 Bishop’s Criminal Procedure, secs. 1020, 1021; United States v. Wilcox, 4 Blatchf. 393; Coyne v. People, 124 Ill. 17; 7 Am. St. Rep. 324; United States v. Evans, 2 West Coast Rep., 611; United States v. Dennee, 3 Woods, 39.) In several essentials the information falls short of this requirement. It is lengthy and…
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