In Re Deslovers

Following the opinion of the court in the above entitled matter, the Attorney-General has filed a motion for a reargument which motion has been carefully and at length considered. The Attorney-General urges (1) that the court is in error regarding its construction of Section 17 of Chapter 354 of the General Laws, 1909, as giving the accused the right to be discharged from imprisonment and (2) in granting the writ of habeas corpus.

Upon the first point it is contended, among other things,, that this section of the statute, as viewed through the several revisions from 1798 to the present time,…