California Supreme Court, 1861

People v. Mills

People v. Mills
California Supreme Court · Decided July 1, 1861 · Cope
17 Cal. 276

People v. Mills

Opinion of the Court

Cope, J. delivered the opinion of the Court

Baldwin, J. concurring.

The .'indictment is sufficient. It charges that the defendant, unlawfully and feloniously had carnal knowledge of a female child under ten years of age. The facts constituting the offense are stated with sufficient precision.

There is nothing in the other points made. The presumptions are in favor of the regularity of the proceedings.

Judgment affirmed.

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