Rhodes v. Pearce

Atkinson, Presiding Justice.

It is declared in the Code, § 50-116, that no person shall be discharged upon the hearing of a writ of habeas corpus “1. Where he is imprisoned under lawful process issued from a court of competent jurisdiction, unless in cases where bail is allowed and proper bail is tendered. 2. By reason of any irregularity in the warrant or commitment, where the same substantially conforms to the requirements of this Code; nor for want of bond to prosecute. . . 6. In any other case where it appears that the detention is authorized by law.” In the Code, § 50-117, it is declared:…