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7 Cal. 139

People v. Shear

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1857

California Supreme Court · decided 1857-07-01

On Writ ox Error to the Court of Sessions of Calaveras County. The defendant was convicted of a misdemeanor, under the act of April 17, 1855, entitled an act to suppress gaming.

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Decided 1857-07-01

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Murray, C. J.,

¶1delivered the opinion of the Court—Burnett, J., concurring.

¶2This is an appeal from the judgment of the Court of Sessions, imposing a fine of one hundred dollars on the defendant for a violation of the “ act to prevent gaming.” As the offence is not a felony, we have no jurisdiction. See the People v. Applegate, 5 Cal. R.

¶3It is of no consequence that the case is brought here by writ of error. This Court' has no authority to issue any writ or process, except in aid of its appellate jurisdiction, and having no appellate jurisdiction in criminal cases of a lesser grade than felony, it follows that the writ was improvidently issued, and it must therefore be dismissed.

¶4Ordered accordingly.

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