People ex rel. Goldstein v. Warden of Penitentiary

This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus for the discharge of relator on the plea that the certificate of conviction fails to comply with the requirement of section 721 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, that it briefly designate the offense, because it describes the offense merely as “ disorderly conduct.” The certificate is signed by the magistrate who tried the relator. In considering the certificate of conviction it is to be borne in mind that, although occasionally spoken of as a “ commitment,” the exacting rule applicable to a commitment for examination or to answer as…