Matter of Ah Sing
California Supreme Court
APPLICATION for a Writ of Habeas Corpus directed to the Sheriff of San Diego County. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
The petition for a writ of habeas corpus is denied for the reason that so far as we can see the complaint in the justice’s court, under which petitioner is in custody, clearly states a public offense under the laws of this state. In view of the statement in the petition for the writ to the effect that a difference of opinion exists among the courts of this state as to the right of a court on habeas corpus to determine the question whether a complaint in a court of limited or inferior jurisdiction states facts sufficient to constitute a public offense, it appears proper to say that…
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