Ex Parte McLaughlin

By the Court, Sprague, J.:

Original writ of habeas corpus issued out of Supreme Court, and heard at chambers before Justices Sprague, Wallace, and Temple.

The facts, as presented by the petition of the applicant and the return to the writ of the officer having him in custody ,%re substantially as follows: At the July term, 1870, of the County Court for Sacramento County, the applicant was indicted, by a Grand Jury impaneled by said Court, for the alleged crime of murder. Upon the presentation of the indictment, a bench warrant was issued by the said County Court, upon which applicant was…