Stalvey v. Sweat

— In habeas corpus proceedings it appears that W. W. Stalvey was by warrant issued out of the Justice of the Peace Court of the Eleventh District in and for Duval County, Florida, charged with violation of Chapter 8401, Acts of 1921, Eection 7928, C. G. L., in that he, “unlawfully did utter and pass a certain worthless check of the tenor and effect” as stated in the warrant. It is urged as ground for discharging the defendant on habeas corpus that the warrant did not comply with the statute.

The sole question involved is; whether or not the warrant under which the petitioner was arrested and…