White v. George

Duckworth, Justice.

This court is not here concerned with whether or not the facts stated in the contempt order were sufficient to authorize the court to adjudge the prisoner to be in contempt of court. “A discharge under a writ of habeas corpus, after a conviction, can not be granted unless the judgment is absolutely void; as where the convicting court was without jurisdiction, or where the defendant in his trial was denied due process of law, in violation of the [Federal fourteenth amendment (Code, § 1-815) and the State] constitution [art. 1, sec. 1, par. 5 (Code, § 2-105) ]. Since the writ…