Legal Opinion

People v. Gale

California Supreme Court

Decided September 24, 1888No. 20418PublishedCited by 2 opinions

■ Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Tehama County sustaining a demurrer to an indictment. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Foote, C.

This appeal is taken by the people of the state of California from an order made by the court below sustaining the defendant’s demurrer to the indictment filed against him.

An inspection of the indictment shows that it was attempted by it to charge the defendant with the crime of embezzlement. After stating that the defendant, as administrator of the estate of one Warren Polly, de*121ceased, had received from one Kingsly the sum of $1,794, but had accounted for but $1,700 of that sum in rendering his final account in said estate to the proper court, it is charged “ that in making and…

2Cited by2 opinions

  1. Brown City Savings Bank v. WindsorCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1912
  2. People v. McMahillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1906

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