State ex rel. Sutton v. District Court of the Second Judicial District

Wakeman Sutton was adjudged guilty of a constructive contempt of the the district court of Silver Bowl county. One of the penalties imposed by the judgment was a fine of $200, with imprisonment until paid or satisfied. At his instance, a writ of habeas corpus, aided by a writ of certiorari, was issued by a justice of this court. After a hearing, the writs were quashed, and the proceeding was dismissed on the ground that the judgment sought to be annulled was rendered by a court having jurisdiction of the subject-matter and of the parties. We held that the supreme court could not, upon such…