People ex rel. Childs v. Knott

This is a writ of habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of detention.

The relator contends that no grand jury has jurisdiction to return an indictment nor has any court jurisdiction to entertain a criminal action against the relator upon the matters set forth in the indictments.

On April 16, 1918, the relator was indicted for the alleged willful failure to include the name of the person to whom paid, the date when paid, and the purpose of a payment, in a filed statement concerning the expenditures of a political party. That indictment was subsequently superseded on May 8,1918, when three…