Ex Parte Boyce
Nevada Supreme Court
Original proceeding. In tbe matter of the application of William (4. Boyce for writ of habeas corpus. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.
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Original proceeding. In tbe matter of the application of William (4. Boyce for writ of habeas corpus. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. I. This is an original proceeding in this court wherein petitioner challenges the legality of bis imprisonment in tbe county jail of Lyon county, by the sheriff of said county, pursuant to a judgment of the justice of the peace of Silver City township in an action tried by said justice, wherein the State of Nevada is plaintiff and petitioner is defendant. Said action was tried by said justice, and judgment rendered therein on the 5th day of…
1ConcurrenceFitzgerald, J.
The question for determination is, does the eight-hour enactment of the last session of the Nevada Legislature violate the Nevada constitution! True, it is claimed in the brief of counsel for petitioner that the said enactment violates also the constitution of the United States, in its fourteenth amendment, but this contention was abandoned at the oral argument; and the Supreme Court of the United States, which is the supreme authority as to what may constitute a violation of that constitution, has held that such an enactment does not contravene the national constitution.
Counsel claim that…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Holden v. HardySupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Orient Insurance v. DaggsSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Williams v. FearsSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Austin v. TennesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Knoxville Iron Co. v. HarbisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
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