People v. Joselyn
People v. Joselyn
Opinion of the Court
The defendants were charged by indictment with the commission of a misdemeanor, in that they conspired, combined, and agreed together feloniously to kill and murder a certain W. B. Drew. The defendants demurred to the indictment, upon the ground, among others, that the superior court of the city and county of San Francisco, in which they stood indicted,
The principles of law involved in this case, as affecting the jurisdiction of the- superior court of the city and county of San Francisco to try an offense such as the one in hand, were fully discussed and plainly declared in the case of Green v. Superior Court, 78 Cal. 556, and the conclusion reached in favor of the defendants’ contention that the superior court of the city and county of San Francisco had no jurisdiction to try a misdemeanor. It follows, therefore, that the judgment and order should be reversed, and we so advise.
Hayne, C.,. and Belcher, C. C., concurred.
For the reasons given in the foregoing opinion, the judgment and-order are reversed.
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- THE PEOPLE v. J. H. JOSELYN
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- Criminal Law—Superior Court of San Francisco has No Jurisdiction to Try Cases of Misdemeanors. —Under existing laws, the superior court of the city and county of San Francisco has no jurisdiction to try cases of misdemeanors. Orem v. Superior Court, 78 Cal. 556, affirmed.