Legal Opinion
In Re West
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 15, 1925No. Docket No. 1300PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKnight, J.
The petitioner, Sam West, was arrested by the chief of police of the city of Oakland under a warrant issued in a criminal action wherein petitioner was charged with having violated the provisions of an ordinance of said city relating to the holding of auction sales of jewelry, and he now seeks to be discharged from custody on habeas corpus upon the ground that said ordinance is unconstitutional.
The ordinance in question purports to regulate the re- . tail selling of jewelry at public auction. It provides that “it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to sell,…
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