Schwarz
People v. Schwarz
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Preston, J.
Appellant and one Bernard Schwarz were, on April 7, 1925, jointly indicted under the provisions of section 95 of the Penal Code, the indictment alleging that they did “ . . . wilfully, unlawfully, feloniously and corruptly attempt to influence the said juror (naming him), in respect to his verdict, opinion and decision as such juror therein, by an oral communication then and there made to him ...”
On June 22, 1925, the defendant Schwarz pleaded guilty to count one of said indictment and received in punishment a fine to the extent of $250, the second count being accordingly dismissed. Appellant was arrested on December 7, 1925. On December 10, 1925, she regularly entered her plea of not guilty to the indictment. On February 3, 1926, she changed her plea from not guilty to guilty, and applied for probation, which application was denied on March 25, 1926, and judgment of conviction was entered against her on said date. On March 29, 1926, four days afterward, she gave notice of appeal from said judgment. On April 1, 1926, she presented a motion to the superior court to set aside the judgment and sentence on the ground that the court was without jurisdiction to impose the judgment,…