Brady v. Joiner

A writ of habeas corpus was sued out before the ordinary of Laurens county by J. S. Brady, who alleged in his petition that he was unlawfully imprisoned in the jail of that_ county by W. J. Joiner, the sheriff and jailer thereof, under a sentence, or sentences, imposed upon the petitioner by the mayor and council of the city of Dublin. The ordinary, upon hearing the writ, rendered a judgment discharging the prisoner, and this judgment was, on certiorari, reversed by the superior court. We will briefly discuss the questions involved, stating in connection with each such facts as may be…