Stathopoulos v. Hanley

In the habeas corpus proceeding in the circuit court, the district court’s ruling that the crime charged was committed by Stathopoulos, the plaintiff in error, was challenged, and he contended that there was not probable cause for the magistrate to believe that Stathopoulos .was guilty of the crime charged. His contention was based upon his claims that the testimony of the complaining witness is incompetent and unreliable; that this has prevented the state from establishing that an offense was actually committed; and that therefore the binding over of the plaintiff in error was beyond the…