Proposition Summary

Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Requires defendant, charged with felony, be immediately taken before magistrate of court where sworn complaint was filed, who shall deliver him copy thereof and allow him time to procure counsel; if such felony is not punishable with death, magistrate and district attorney consenting thereto and defendant's counsel being present, defendant may plead guilty to offense charged or any offense included therein; thereupon magistrate shall commit defendant to sheriff and certify the case to superior court where proceedings shall be had as if defendant had pleaded guilty in such court.

Proposition Number

6

Year

1934

Document Type

Proposition

Pass/Fail

Pass

Popular Vote Results

Y: 1173838; A: 78.7; N: 317090; B: 21.3

Election Type

General Election

Proposition Type

Initiative

Code Sections Affected

Amended Cal. Const. art. I, section 8.

For Author

William A. Beasly, Chairman, Subcommittee on the Administration of Criminal Justice, State Bar of California, San Francisco; Agnes L. McEuen, State Chairman of Legislation, California Federation of Women's Clubs, Riverside

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