Does a superior court have jurisdiction to prosecute a defendant for conspiracy to commit the crime of petty theft?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Osslo, 310 P.2d 1020 (Cal. App. 1957):
In People v. Cossey, 97 Cal.App.2d 101, 112, 217 P.2d 133, it was held that the superior court possessed jurisdiction to try the defendant for conspiracy to commit the crime of petty theft.
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