People v. Peralta (1853) · DecisionDepot

People v. Peralta

Name: California Superior Court Tentative Rulings
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California Supreme Court Oct 15, 1853Published

Before: Murray

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Holding. The District Court lacks appellate jurisdiction over cases from the Court of Sessions. Consequently, the District Court's judgment affirming the defendant's conviction is reversed and the appeal is dismissed.

Issues

Whether the District Court possesses appellate power over judgments from the Court of Sessions.

Disposition. Reversed and dismissed

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“the District Court has no appellate power. It was therefore error to take jurisdiction.”

“The judgment of affirmance in the District Court is reversed, and the appeal from the Court of Sessions to the District Court is dismissed.”

Synopsis

Appeal from the Court of Sessions of the County of Contra Costa, upon an indictment of defendant for assault and battery to the District Court. Held, that the District Court has no appellate power.

Per Murray, Chief Justice, Heydenfeldt, Justice, concurring.

The defendant was convicted of an assault and battery in the Court of Sessions. He appealed to the District Court, where the judgment was affirmed.

We have decided at this term, in Caulfield y. Hudson, that the District Court has no appellate power. It was therefore error to take jurisdiction.

The judgment of affirmance in the District Court is reversed, and the appeal from the Court of Sessions to the District Court is dismissed.

Let the costs abide the final result.

People v. Peralta

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