People ex rel. Torre v. Calkins

This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus. The relator was convicted of criminal contempt, a misdemeanor. He received a six months’ jail sentence and a $1,000 fine. Subsequent to conviction and sentencing he applied for a certificate of reasonable doubt to a Justice of the Supreme Court which was denied. The defendant was incarcerated on June 30, 1969. In this application he. maintains, among other things, that the court did not have jurisdiction to enter a judgment of conviction and more specifically that he did not receive a legal trial.

The factual situation is somewhat bizarre.…