Pritchett v. Cox

This was an application for a writ of habeas corpus. The complaint, which was verified, stated, in substance, that the petitioner was wrongfully restrained of his liberty at the county of Knox, in the State of Indiana, by John O. Cox, the sheriff of said county; that the cause of such restraint was a commitment by one E. A. Beach, a justice of the peace of said county, upon a. judgment in favor of the State of Indiana, and against the petitioner, for a fine of $5, with costs taxed at $27.95; that said restraint *109was illegal because, (1) said petitioner had violated no criminal law of the State…