Bray v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from tlie City Court of Montgomery. Heard before the 1-Ion. A. I). Sayre. The proceedings in this case were had upon a petition being filed by the appellant, Jim Bray, addressed to Hon. .A. D. Sayre, Judge of the City Court of Montgomery, seeking, by a writ of habeas corpus, to be discharged from imprisonment. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from tlie City Court of Montgomery. Heard before the 1-Ion. A. I). Sayre. The proceedings in this case were had upon a petition being filed by the appellant, Jim Bray, addressed to Hon. .A. D. Sayre, Judge of the City Court of Montgomery, seeking, by a writ of habeas corpus, to be discharged from imprisonment. The facts of the case are sufficiently stated in the opinion. The appeal is taken from an order of the Judge of the City Court remanding the petitioner to the custody of the chief of police of the city of Montgomery. The violation of a municipal ordinance is not a crime, for the…
1Opinion of the CourtHaralson, J.
The petition in this case was a statutory proceeding of habeas corpus. It was addressed and presented to the judge of the city court of Montgomery as an officer and magistrate.
The petition charged that the petitioner was imprisoned by the chief of police, of the city of Montgomery, and the writ when granted by the judge was addressed to A. Gerald, chief of police of said city.
Section 4828 of the Code prescribes the form and contents of the return, in substance, that if made by a public officer in his official capacity, it may he done by him without verification, and must state plainly and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Ex parte HardySupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
- Montgomery v. State ex rel. EnslenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Tims v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1855
- State ex rel. Attorney General v. BuckleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1875
- Ex parte BizzellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
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3Cited by36 opinions
- District of Columbia v. ClawansSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- State ex rel. Crumpton v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
- Evans v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1976
- Vernon v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
- State ex rel. Sellers v. ParkerSupreme Court of Florida · 1924
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