Ellis v. Clarke

Edward O. Ellis filed his petition to the judge of the city court of Atlanta, for the writ of habeas corpus. The writ was issued, and the respondent, the warden of the Eulton County public works, who had Ellis in custody, filed an answer. At the conclusion of the evidence the judge remanded the prisoner to the custody of the warden. To this judgment Ellis excepted. He also assigned error on the admission of certain evidence, and on the continuance of the hearing from one day to another in order to allow the State time to present a motion to amend the minutes of the court, etc. Each exception…