Langston v. Lundsford

The petitioner for the writ of habeas corpus, A. I. Langston, of Leon County, Florida, alleges that he is unlawfully detained by the respondent, a police officer of Panama City, Florida, by virtue of a judgment of the municipal court of Panama City, Florida, predicated upon an affidavit and testimony,' copy of which is attached.

On habeas corpus proceedings, the court will inquire whether the' complaint upon which a defendant is held, or has been convicted, charges a public offense, and when it finds that, to the charge preferred, no criminality is attached by law, the party imprisoned is…