White v. Penton

Plaintiff in error, hereinafter called the petitioner, stands charged with the offense of unlawfully having in his possession mullet of smaller size than ten inches in length, and having been committed to jail by the County Judge, seeks to test the legality of his detention by habeas corpus. Upon hearing before the Circuit Court petitioner was remanded to custody and was allowed and took writ of error. The validity and scope of Chap. 10123, Acts of 1925, under which the affidavit, warrant and subsequent commitment were issued, are challenged by petitioner in three major particulars.

Petitioner’…