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9 Cal. 313

People v. Peterson

California Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1858

California Supreme Court · decided 1858-07-01

Charles M. Peterson was indicted by the grand jury of the County of San Francisco, for converting to his own use certain coin and gold-dust, the property of John A. Clary.

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently December 1927

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Decided 1858-07-01

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Burnett, J., delivered the opinion of the Court—Terry, C. J., and Field, J., concurring.

¶1The defendant was indicted, tried, and convicted for the conversón to his own use, whilst bailee, of certain coin and gold-dust, the property of one John A. Clary. Motions were made in arrest of judgment and for a new trial, which were overruled by the Court below, and the defendant appealed.

¶2*315The indictment is defective in not stating the character of the bailment, and in the description of the coin. (The People v. A. A. Cohen, 8 Cal. R., 42.) It is unnecessary to notice the other points made by appellant.

¶3It is but just to state that the indictment was drawn and the trial had before the decision of this Court in the case of Cohen was rendered.

¶4Judgment reversed, and cause remanded for further proceedings.

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