In Re Junqua
California Court of Appeal
PETITION for discharge upon writ of habeas corpus from the custody of the chief of police of the city of Sacramento, to test the validity of a conviction in the city justice’s court. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
—On the thirtieth day of July, 1908, the petitioner was convicted of á misdemeanor in the violation of Ordinance No. 839 of the city of Sacramento in the city justice’s court of said city, and was committed to the custody of the chief of police in default of the payment of the fine imposed upon him by the court. He now claims that the ordinance, for the infringement of the provisions of which he is imprisoned, is invalid “for the reason that it is unreasonable and oppressive, ’ ’ and, therefore, repugnant to the constitution of the state and to the federal constitution. For this reason, he…
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