Wadley v. McCommon
Supreme Court of Georgia
Habeas corpus. Before Judge M. D. Jones. Bibb superior court. March 15, 1922. Lonnie Wadley filed a petition for habeas corpus against T. J. McCommon as jailer of Bibb County.
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Habeas corpus. Before Judge M. D. Jones. Bibb superior court. March 15, 1922. Lonnie Wadley filed a petition for habeas corpus against T. J. McCommon as jailer of Bibb County. The petition alleged, that petitioner is illegally restrained of his liberty, by being confined in the common jail of the county b.y defendant, under and by virtue of an affidavit and warrant issued from the municipal court of the City of Macon; that the affidavit was made before one E. O. Hooker as deputy clerk of the court, and the warrant was issued by the deputy clerk in the name of the judge of the court; that the…
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1. As appears from the foregoing statement, an attack was made on the validity of section 14 of the act of 1913 (Acts 1913, p. 252), abolishing courts of the justices of the peace in the City of Macon and setting up the municipal court of Macon. The only ground of attack upon that portion of the act was that the act was “ unconstitutional, null and void.” As the allegations relied on as a basis for attacking the constitutionality of the act failed to state what particular provision of the constitution it was contended the act violated, the allegations were insufficient to raise any question…
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