State of California vs. Compton C. Dixon transcripts, 1943.

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State of California vs. Compton C. Dixon transcripts, 1943.

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Collection consists of a 39 vol. (2,637 pages) court transcript (May 21-June 18, 1943) of The people of the State of California, plaintiff vs. Compton C. Dixon, defendant in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Los Angeles, department no. 40, Hon. Clement D. Nye, Judge, no. 92,401. James L. Orien and Frank J. Stever were the official court reporters.

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University of California, Los Angeles

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University of California, Los Angeles

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The California Judiciary Act of 1851established a court system that consisted of District, County, and Justice of the Peace courts. Los Angeles was a part of a district that also included San Bernardino and San Diego Counties. District courts had jurisdiction in civil cases where the disputed value exceed two hundred dollars, criminal cases, and probate disputes. The State Constitution (1879) replaced the district system with Supreme Court, District Courts of Appeal, and Superior Courts establis...