Citation Codes Equivalent Citations citation codes Attorney(S) H.L. Clinton, for the defendant in N.B. Blunt, (district attorney,) See more information ... Smart Summary Please sign up to generate summary. THE PEOPLE against CARNAL. THE COURT decided, that the act of 22d March did not authorize a writ of error in behalf of the people, where the judgment sought to be reviewed was rendered before the act was passed. The writ was therefore dismissed.