Ex parte Armstrong
Citations
- 84 Cal. 655
- 24 P. 598
- 1890 Cal. LEXIS 860
Syllabus
<p>Constitutional Law — Municipal Corporations — Repeal of Special Charters by Implication — Justices of the Peace — Special Charter of Berkeley. — The adoption of the present constitution, and tlie general legislation had under it, has not affected or repealed by implication the provisions of prior special charters of municipalities of less than ten thousand inhabitants respecting the number of justices of the peace therein; and the special charter of Berkeley providing for th election of two justices of the peace for that municipality is still force.</p> <p>Id.—Justices’ Courts in Municipalities — Power op Legislature.— Justices’ courts in municipalities are inferior courts, which may be created by act of the legislature; and the question whether a general law has repealed or affected a special charter on that subject is one of legislative intent.</p>
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- \It is the jury's role to assess the credibility of witnesses and resolve any inconsistencies in the evidence.\
- trial counsel did not file speedy trial demand for strategic reasons, believing that the State’s case would fall apart over time; trial court discounted defendant’s testimony that he desired counsel to file the demand
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