Cline v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County
California Supreme Court
APPLICATION for a Writ of Prohibition to prevent further proceedings under an accusation against a public officer. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. George E. Cryer, W. I. Foley, Ingall W. Bull and Henry T. Gage for Petitioner. A. J. Hill, County Counsel, Paul Vallee, Chief Deputy County Counsel, and J. Allen Davis, Deputy County Counsel, for Respondents.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
This is a proceeding in prohibition originaEy begun in division two of the district court of appeal of the second district.. The decision of that court thereafter made was vacated and a rehearing in this court was granted.
Petitioner seeks to prevent the superior court from proceeding to trial and judgment upon an accusation presented against him, under section 772 of the Penal Code, by Jonathan S. Dodge, charging the petitioner with refusing and neglecting to perform certain duties of the office of sheriff of Los Angeles County, of which office petitioner was then, and still is, the…
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