Legal Opinion
Blackledge v. Jones
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided February 19, 1935No. 26070PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPhelps, J.
The city of Ada is operating under a charter commission form of government. It passed an ordinance prohibiting the operation of moving picture shows, for hire, on Sunday.
The plaintiff herein was charged, arrested, and convicted in the municipal court of violating this ordinance. A fine was imposed upon him, which he refused to pay, and he was committed to jail. He filed his original action in this court for a writ of habeas corpus praying that he be discharged. There is no disputed question of fact in the case. The plaintiff claims that the ordinance under which he was arrested and convicted…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ex Parte JohnsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1921
- Ex Parte JohnsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1917
- State v. TibbettsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1922
- Ex Parte MonroeCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1917
- State v. SmithCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1921
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3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. McGeeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
- Sparger v. HarrisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1942
- City of Muskogee v. SenterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
- Ex Parte JohnsonCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1943
- State v. McGeeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
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