Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Davis
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Decided August 28, 1946No. A-10719PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBarefoot, J.
Petitioner, A. D. Davis, has filed in this court his petition for writ of habeas corpus, alleging that he is unlawfully deprived of his liberty by L. W. Turner, chief of police of the city of Bartlesville, and seeking his release from the city jail.
As a cause for his restraint, petitioner alleges that he is charged with a violation of a city ordinance of the city of Bartlesville, which is as follows:
“Ordinance No. 1348.
“An ordinance levying a license tax on photographers and/or photographer’s agents, who solicit orders for photographs or sell coupons from house to house within the City,…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
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- City of Duluth v. KruppSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- Higgins v. LacroixSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1912
- In re WhiteSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1890
- City of Lebanon v. ZanditonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1907
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