Ex parte Rosenblatt
Nevada Supreme Court
Application for habeas corpus. The facts are stated in the opinion. I. Nevada drummer law is unconstitutional. (Robbins v. Taxing District, 120 U. S. 489; Corson v. Maryland, 120 U. S. 502; Fargo v. Michigan, 121 U. S. 230.) ■ II. The unconstitutionally of an act, under which a party is convicted, renders the judgment a nullity, and may be inquired into upon habeas corpus.
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Application for habeas corpus. The facts are stated in the opinion. I. Nevada drummer law is unconstitutional. (Robbins v. Taxing District, 120 U. S. 489; Corson v. Maryland, 120 U. S. 502; Fargo v. Michigan, 121 U. S. 230.) ■ II. The unconstitutionally of an act, under which a party is convicted, renders the judgment a nullity, and may be inquired into upon habeas corpus. (Ex parte Lange, 18 Wall. 175; Ex parte Siebold, 100 U. S. 371; Ex parte Reed, 100 U. S. 13; Ex parte Yarborough, 110 U. S. 651; Ex parte Royall, 117 U. S. 241; Ex parte Wong Yung Guy, 6 Saw. 237; Yich Wo v. jGophins, 118…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Belknap, J.:
The petitioner was convicted of a violation of an act of the legislature of the state, approved February 23, 1885, entitled “An act providing for the licensing of traveling merchants, and merchants doing business through soliciting agents, commonly known as ‘drummers’” (Gen. Stat. 1269), in acting as soliciting agent or drummer without procuring a license therefor. He is held in custody under a commitment issued upon the judgment.
In his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, he alleges that he is a resident of the state of California, and that he was, at the time of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ex Parte LangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Ex Parte SieboldSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Robbins v. Shelby County Taxing DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Ex Parte YarbroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Ex Parte ParksSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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