Plunkett v. Hamilton
Supreme Court of Georgia
Habeas corpus. Before Judge Hammond. Richmond superior court. November 7, 1910.
1Opinion of the CourtLumpkin, J.
T. J. Hamilton presented his petition for the writ of habeas corpus to the judge of the superior court of Richmond county. It alleged, among other things, as follows: The plaintiff is restrained of his liberty by J. T. Plunkett, the jailer of the county, who is detaining him in the common- jail. The pretense for said restraint is an order of the board of police commissioners of the City of Augusta, which is as follows: “Thomas Hamilton, a witness before the Police Commission of the City of *74Augusta, having refused) after being duly sworn, in accordance with the statute in such cases provided,…
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