Ex parte Loving
Supreme Court of Missouri
Habeas Corpus. (1) The Act of March 23, 1903, offends the organic law, in this: It is a “local law,” enacted to partly repeal ‘‘a general law.” “Nor shall the General Assembly indirectly enact such special or local law by the partial repeal of a general law.” Art. 4, sec. 53, Constitution; State v. Buchardt, 145 Mo. 84; Cooley’s Con. Lim.
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Habeas Corpus. (1) The Act of March 23, 1903, offends the organic law, in this: It is a “local law,” enacted to partly repeal ‘‘a general law.” “Nor shall the General Assembly indirectly enact such special or local law by the partial repeal of a general law.” Art. 4, sec. 53, Constitution; State v. Buchardt, 145 Mo. 84; Cooley’s Con. Lim. (6 Ed.), 482; State v. Hill, 147 Mo. 63; State ex rel. v. Pond, 93 Mo. 636; Holden v. James, 11 Mass. 369; Lewis v. Webb, 3 Me. 326; Wally’s Heirs v. Kennedy, 2 Terg. (Tenn.) 544; Woodard v. Brien, 14 Lea (Tenn.) 563; Hatcher v. State, .12 Lea 368. (2) It…
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
The facts in the case at bar are practically admitted. The petitioner, James Loving, was-arrested and charged with petit larceny, committed in Jackson county. The petitioner is a boy eight years of age, and was brought before the juvenile court of Jackson county. The ease was.heard by the judge of the juvenile court, who, having heard the facts, found the defendant guilty, and thereupon the following judgment was made and entered of record in the records of said county:
“The State of Missouri v. James Loving.
*200“Now on this day comes the prosecuting attorney of Jackson county, Missouri, and files…
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