Legal Opinion

People v. Ah Chung

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1880No. 10,427PublishedCited by 13 opinions

Appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff, in the District Court, County of Santa Barbara. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

In bank, Morrison, C. J.:

The defendant and appellant was tried and convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree, the jury fixing the pun*399ishment at imprisonment in the State Prison for life. On this appeal several grounds of error are assigned, upon which we are asked to reverse the judgment of the Court below.

The first error assigned is the refusal of the Court to - set aside the indictment. The defendant being brought up for arraignment, moved the Court to set aside the indictment for the following reasons:

“ First—That said indictment was not found, indorsed, and presented as…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. PhippsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1870
  2. People v. MurrayCalifornia Supreme Court · 1871
  3. People v. VarnumCalifornia Supreme Court · 1879

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. RiserCalifornia Supreme Court · 1956
  2. Corens v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1946
  3. Cluverius v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1886
  4. People v. WattsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1926
  5. State v. BlydenburgSupreme Court of Iowa · 1907

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