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Ex parte Ah Peen

Citations

  • 51 Cal. 280

Syllabus

<p>Tbial by ¡Toby.—The action of a police magistrate in committing a minor child to an industrial school for his training and reformation, does not amount to a criminal prosecution, nor to proceedings according to the course of the common law, and the minor therefore is not entitled to a trial by jury.</p>

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  • child convicted of a crime

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