Re Stricker

Petitioner applied to the district court of Cass county for a writ of habeas corpus and was refused. His application was then made to this court.

In the county court with increased jurisdiction the defendant was charged with the crime of "aggravated assault and battery" as defined by chapter 114 of the Session Laws of 1929. This statute says that if a person commits the acts set forth therein he "shall be guilty of the crime of aggravated assault and battery and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more…