Culpepper v. Adams
Alabama Court of Appeals
Appeal from Pike-Probate Court. Heard before Hon. Alex. C. Edmundson. Hill Adams was convicted in the recorder’s court of the city of Troy and sentenced to two hundred and eight days to pay fine and costs. He applied for habeas corpus to be discharged, making the hard labor agent of the city of Troy respondent. From an order discharging petitioner, the city of Troy and its hard labor agent appeals.
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Appeal from Pike-Probate Court. Heard before Hon. Alex. C. Edmundson. Hill Adams was convicted in the recorder’s court of the city of Troy and sentenced to two hundred and eight days to pay fine and costs. He applied for habeas corpus to be discharged, making the hard labor agent of the city of Troy respondent. From an order discharging petitioner, the city of Troy and its hard labor agent appeals. Counsel insist that the only inquiry that can be entered into in this proceeding was the jurisdiction of the court to render the judgment, and that mere irregularities or errors in the proceedings…
1Opinion of the Court
de GRAFFENRIED, J.
On February 21, 1910, Hill Adams was arrested under the following warrant issued upon the following affidavit:
“The State of Alabama, City of Troy, Pike County. Before me, J. L. Copeland, councilman and acting may- or of the city of Troy, personally appeared W. B. Fol-mar, who, being duly sworn, says on oath that he has probable cause for believing, and does believe, that in the police jurisdiction of the city of Troy, within twelve months before making this affidavit, that Hill Adams, with the intent to injure or defraud his employer, W. B. Folmar, entered into a contract in…
2Cited by6 opinions
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