Ex parte Lane

Citations

• 76 Cal. 587
• 18 P. 677
• 1888 Cal. LEXIS 940

Syllabus

<p>Criminal Law—Unlawful Visiting of Gambling-house — Municipal Ordinance. — A municipal ordinance of the city and county of San Francisco making it unlawful for any person in said city and county to become a visitor of a place for the practice of gambling is valid, and the police judge’s court has jurisdiction of the offense.</p> <p>Id. — Complaint. — A complaint charging the violation of a municipal ordinance is sufficiently certain if it refers to the ordinance, and describes the offense prohibited, without pleading the ordinance in full.</p>