 | California - 1872 - 698 pages
...Code, Art. 75. 1 16. Crimes are divided into: crimes, 1. Felonies; and, divided. 2. Misdemeanors. 17. A felony is a crime which is punishable with death or by imprisonment in the State Prison. Every Foiony and other crime is a misdemeanor. When a crime punisl able by imprisonment in the State Prison... | |
 | 1880 - 798 pages
...glad to quote at length, if time permitted. He writes : " In this State a felony is a crime whicli is punishable with death or by imprisonment in the State Prison. Every other crime is a misdemeanor. Persons convicted of misdemeanor are either fined or imprisoned in the county jail." They may be so... | |
 | California - 1881 - 878 pages
...Misdemeanors. Division of crimes Into felonies and misdemeanors— see Desty's Crlm. Law, § 2 a. 17. A felony is a crime which is punishable with death,...punishable by imprisonment in the State prison is also puuishable Ъу fine or imprisonment in. a county jail, in the discretion of the court, it shall be... | |
 | 1918 - 1214 pages
...the United States never had enacted such a measure. [21 Section 17 of our Penal Code Is as follows: "A felony is a crime which is punishable with death...state prison. Every other crime is a misdemeanor." Manifestly, then, under California law, all crimes are either felonies or misdemeanors. Manifestly,... | |
 | 1884 - 880 pages
...provisions " of the penal code: " § IG. Crimea are divided into felonies and misdemeanors." " § 17. A felony is a crime which is punishable with death,...state prison. Every other crime is a misdemeanor. \Vhen a crime punishable by imprisonment in the state prison is also pnnishuble by fine or imprisonment... | |
 | California - 1886 - 992 pages
...divided into: 1. Felonies; and, 2. Misdemeanors. See next section and note. 17. Crimes defined. SEO. 17. A felony is a crime which is punishable with death...in the discretion of the court, it shall be deemed 3. Fine; §18 a misdemeanor for all purposes after a judgment imposing a punishment other than imprisonment... | |
 | 1886 - 948 pages
...party may ask a witness with respect to the fact of a judgment and sentence against him for a felony. A felony is a crime which is punishable with death, or by imprisonment in the state prison. Pen. Code, § 17. Robbery is a felony. Pen. Code. § 213. The defendant had the right to prove by the... | |
 | California. Supreme Court - 1887 - 832 pages
...by fine not exceeding five thousand dollars, or by both/' Sec. 17 of the same Code provides that " a felony is a crime which is punishable with death...imprisonment in the State Prison. Every other crime is u misdemeanor ; or, when a crime punishable by imprisonment in the State Prison is also punishable... | |
 | 1888 - 972 pages
...punishable by imprisonment in the territorial prison is also punishable by fine or imprisonment in the county jail, in the discretion of the court, it shall...imposing a punishment other than imprisonment in the territorial prison." It seems to us that the real objection to this judgment is its uncertainty. The... | |
 | United States, Samuel June Barrows - 1900 - 516 pages
...wine in the town of Alpharetta with the same" penalty. IDAHO. 1897. Felony and misdemeanor denned. — A felony is a crime which is punishable with death...State prison. Every other crime is a misdemeanor. (Statutes of Territory adopted by the State. Act approved January 28, 1891, sec. 6311.) Penalty for... | |
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When a crime, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, is also punishable by fine or imprisonment in a county jail, in the discretion of the court, it shall be deemed a misdemeanor for all purposes after a judgment other than imprisonment in the... 
