Ex Parte Barstow

DAVIDSON, Judge.

Appellant, here, relator in the court below, was charged by complaint in the corporation court of the city of Hunters Creek, in Harris County, with a violation of the traffic laws of that city.

Upon trial, appellant was convicted and his punishment assessed at a fine of $25.

Appellant was arrested by virtue of a capias issued on that judgment. He did not appeal to the county court.

Appellant applied for and was granted the writ of habeas corpus by the judge of the County Court at Law No. 4 of Harris County, by which writ he sought his discharge from custody.

After hearing, the…