In Re Liggett
California Supreme Court
APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus. Denied. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, C. J.
The petitioner asks for a writ of habeas corpus to discharge him from detention in the Agnews State Hospital at Agnew, California, in pursuance of a commitment under section 2185c of the Political Code. He claims that his commitment is unlawful and that the proceedings are void for the reasons about to be mentioned.
The above-named section' authorizes the superior court to commit a person to said hospital for care and treatment upon finding that such person “is so far addicted to the intemperate use of narcotics or stimulants as to have lost the power of self-control, or is subject to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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