Porter v. Imus
Citations
- 79 Cal. 183
- 21 P. 729
- 1889 Cal. LEXIS 692
Syllabus
<p>Constitutionality of Insolvency Act of 1880—Impairing Obligation of Debts Previously Contracted. —Under the insolvency act of 1880, a discharge can be granted of a debt contracted in 1878.</p> <p>Id.—Debts to Residents of Other States — Burden of Proof.—The certificate of discharge is prima facie valid, and a discharge of all previous debts, with certain specified exceptions. If the creditor was a resident of another state, the burden is on him to show such fact.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- noting officer’s testimony at suppression hearing that neither she nor her partner did anything to make defendant feel that he was not free to leave
- \Joint constructive possession with another will sustain [a conviction] for possession of contraband.\ (punctuation omitted)
- re: three types of police- citizen encounters
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Judges: Hayne
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