McKnight v. Hodge
Washington Supreme Court
Application filed in the supreme court July 12, 1909, for a writ of habeas corpus to secure the release of a person held upon a charge of peddling without a license.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus. The questions involved have been presented to the court by oral argument and briefs of counsel, upon an order to show cause why the writ should not issue. The petitioner is held in custody by the sheriff of King county, upon a charge of peddling without having a license therefor, in violation of the provisions of Laws of 1909, pp. 736-738, ch. 214. The only ground of illegality urged against the detention of the petitioner is, that the law under which he is charged is in violation of his rights under the state and Federal constitutions. The…
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