Cleveland v. Mattingly

BARBER, Acting Associate Justice.

An information was filed in the police court of the District of Columbia, charging the appellant with selling intoxicating liquor in violation of the National Prohibition Act. 41 Stat. p. 305. Claiming that the police court had no jurisdiction of the offense charged against him, appellant filed in the Supreme Court of the District a petition praying for a writ of prohibition, prohibiting the judge of said court from proceeding to try him upon said information and as ground for granting of said writ alleged:(1) That no indictment or information had been…