In Re Way

In his petition for a writ of habeas corpus the petitioner alleged that he was imprisoned under an order of the municipal court upon a charge of “Threats Against Life” and that his confinement was illegal because (a) there was no examination in writing of the informer; (b) the petitioner did not personally waive a jury trial; and (c) the magistrate acted arbitrarily in fixing the amount of the security required of petitioner to keep the peace.

At the hearing of the petition for a writ, the petitioner waived the first and third grounds and rested his case solely upon the question of the right…