Prince v. City of Fresno
Citations
- 88 Cal. 407
- 26 P. 606
- 1891 Cal. LEXIS 703
Syllabus
<p>City Recorder — Dual Jurisdiction. — Under the Municipal Corporation Act the recorder of a city may have a dual jurisdiction and functions, and may be a justice of the peace as to some matters, and a recorder as to others.</p> <p>Zp.—Jurisdiction as Justice of the Peace—Penal Code — Fees — County Charges. — Under sections 806 et seq. of that act, a city recorder possesses the right to act as a justice of the peace, and is, to all intents and purposes, a justice of the peace as to all criminal matters coming before him under the Penal Code, as distinct from the city ordinances; and when acting under that code he has authority to charge the county and receive for his services such fees as are allowed by law to justices of the peace in a township of a county for like services.</p>
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- holding that the investigators’ statement “the truth will set you free” did not provide an improper hope of benefit
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