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People v. JohnstonPeople v. Johnston

California Supreme Court
Jul 1, 1874
No. 10,071
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The only point made for the prisoner is that the indictment does ‍​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‍not appear to have been signed or indorsed by the foreman of the Grand Jury. No motion to set aside the indictment was made by the ‍​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‍prisoner in the Court below, but the cause was tried upon the plea of not guilty, interposed by him. By section nine hundred and ninety-six of ‍​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‍the Penal’ Code, which substantially corresponds with section two hundred and eighty of the Criminal Practice Act formerly in force, an objection of this character, to ‍​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‍be availed of, is to be made by motion of’ the prisoner to set aside the indictment, and his failure to make such. a motion precludes ‍​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‍him from afterwards taking the objection.

Judgment and order denying new trial affirmed. Kemittitur forthwith.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Johnston
Court Name: California Supreme Court
Date Published: Jul 1, 1874
Citations: 48 Cal. 549; 1874 Cal. LEXIS 193; No. 10,071
Docket Number: No. 10,071
Court Abbreviation: Cal.
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