State ex rel. Isabell v. Parkhurst

This was a petition for writ of habeas corpus in- which relator averred that he was being illegally held in the workhouse under a sentence of the General Sessions Court of Davidson County; that such sentence or judgment was void because there had been no entry of it upon the minutes of the Court; and that relator was entitled to be released from such illegal restraint.

Defendant filed a return or answer, denied relator’s restraint was illegal, and averred that he was being held under á valid judgment and sentence by the General Sessions Court. Defendant exhibited a copy of the warrant which…