People v. Mills

California Supreme Court
People v. Mills, 17 Cal. 276 (Cal. 1861)
Cope

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.

Reference

Full Case Name
THE PEOPLE v. MILLS
Cited By
6 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
Ah indictment for rape, charging that the defendant “ did unlawfully and feloniously have carnal knowledge of a certain female child, named-, she, the said-then being under ten years of age, to wit: of the age of nine years and upwards,” is sufficient.