California Proposition 6, Defendant's Plea Initiative (1934)
| California Proposition 6 | |
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| Election date November 6, 1934 | |
| Topic Civil and criminal trials | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 6 was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment in California on November 6, 1934. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported requiring that a defendant, charged with a felony, appear before a magistrate of the court immediately after a criminal complaint is filed in the court where the complaint was filed and allowing, in cases that are not punishable by death, the defendant to plead guilty to the magistrate and proceed as though the plea was made at superior court if the magistrate and district attorney consent to it and defense counsel is present. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring that a defendant, charged with a felony, appear before a magistrate of the court immediately after a criminal complaint is filed in the court where the complaint was filed and allowing, in cases that are not punishable by death, the defendant to plead guilty to the magistrate and proceed as though the plea was made at superior court if the magistrate and district attorney consent to it and defense counsel is present. |
Election results
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California Proposition 6 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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1,173,838 | 78.73% | ||
| No | 317,090 | 21.27% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 6 was as follows:
| “ | Pleading Guilty Before Committing Magistrate | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | 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. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated constitutional amendment is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast at the preceding gubernatorial election. For initiated amendments filed in 1934, at least 110,811 valid signatures were required.
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