Ex Parte Baldwin

Thornton, J.:

In this case the petitioner, A. J. Baldwin, applies to be released from imprisonment on a writ of habeas corpus.

The petitioner was convicted of a misdemeanor, punishable by fine only. Judgment was entered against him, as appears in the commitment, as follows:

“In the Justices’ Court of Branciforte Township, in the County of Santa Cruz, State of California. The people of the State of California:

“To the Sheriff of the County, of Santa Cruz, greeting:

“Whereas, A. J. Baldwin has, on the twenty-third day of December, 1881, been convicted before ine, L. Curtis, a Justice of the Peace of…