Mansir v. Superior Court
California Supreme Court
Mansir v. Superior Court, 65 Cal. 582 (Cal. 1884)
4 P. 627; 1884 Cal. LEXIS 641
Mansir v. Superior Court
Opinion of the Court
—In the Penal Code, under the head of “bail upon an indictment before conviction,” we find the following provision: —
“1284. When the offense charged is not punishable with death, the officer serving the bench warrant must, if required, take the defendant before a magistrate in the county in which' it is issued, or in which he is arrested, for the purpose of giving bail.”
Petitioner was arrested in Stanislaus County on a bench warrant issued in that county. He cannot be taken before a magistrate of any other county for the purpose of giving bail •
Application denied.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- CHARLES MANSIR v. SUPERIOR COURT OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- Criminal Law—Bail.—Under the provisions of section 1281 of the Penal Code, a person charged with a crime cannot be admitted to bail by a magistrate of a county other than the one in which the warrant was issued or the arrest made.