In Re Balen

THOMPSON (IRA F.), J.

The petitioner in this case was arrested on May 7, 1928, charged with possession of intoxicating liquors in violation of the Wright Act [Stats. 1921, p. 79]. On May 11, 1928, he plead guilty to this charge and by judgment of the municipal court was ordered confined in the city jail for a period of thirty days or in lieu thereof to pay a fine of $300. On May 10th, after his arrest on the misdemeanor charge, complaint was filed against the petitioner charging him with the possession of a still, a felony, and he was taken from the city jail to the county jail, where he was…