Legal Opinion

People v. Moody

California Supreme Court

Decided March 29, 1886No. 20161PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Luis Obispo County, and from an order refusing a new trial. The defendants were convicted of the crime of arson in the second degree. The further facts are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtMyrick, J.

The defendants were jointly prosecuted by information. The information was filed June 18, 1885, and accused the defendants of the commission of a crime on the 20th of July, 1885, a day subsequent to the filing. The defendants were arraigned and pleaded not guilty. After a jury was impaneled the district attorney moved for leave to amend the information, by charging the offense to have been committed July 20, 1884, a day before the filing of the information. Leave to amend was granted, and after amendment the trial proceeded, without an arraignment and plea to the information as amended.

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2Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. WalkerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1959
  2. People v. RiceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1938
  3. Barker v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1898
  4. People v. MyersCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934
  5. Bohannan v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1914

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