Ex parte Bettis
Supreme Court of Alabama
The facts in this casé are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The law is clear and unmistakable, that any unreasonable detention entitles the prisoner to his discharge. — Ex parte CouCher, 103 Ala. 305; Ex parte King, 82 Ala. 59; Ex parte Steioart, 98 Ala. 66; Ex parte Oreios, 78 Ala. 457.- cited 'White v. State, 134 Ala. 197, 208; O’Heil v. State, 134 Ala. 189, 194.
1Opinion of the CourtDenson, J.
On the 19th day of September, 1904, the petitioner was convicted in the county court of Clarke county of three distinct misdemeanors, and upon each conviction the court awarded as punishment three months hard labor for the county.
On the 4th day of October, 1904, the petitioner being confined in the county jail under the judgments of conviction, applied to the probate judge of Clarke county *69for a writ of habeas corpus to procure his discharge. The writ was issued, addressed to the sheriff, and ou the same day the sheriff made his return, and the probate judge heard the case and declined to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- O'Neil v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1901