Ex parte Smith
Supreme Court of Missouri
Habeas Corpus. Whatever may be the rule in other states, it has always been the rule in Missouri that the constitutionality of a law can not be inquired into by habeas corpus. Ex parte Harris, 47 Mo. 164; Ex parte Boen-ninghausen, 91 Mo. 301; Ex parte Mitchell, 104 Mo. 121; Exparte Olden, 21 Mo. App. 267; Ex parte Boivler, 16 Mo. App. 14; In re Wooldridge, 30 Mo.
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Habeas Corpus. Whatever may be the rule in other states, it has always been the rule in Missouri that the constitutionality of a law can not be inquired into by habeas corpus. Ex parte Harris, 47 Mo. 164; Ex parte Boen-ninghausen, 91 Mo. 301; Ex parte Mitchell, 104 Mo. 121; Exparte Olden, 21 Mo. App. 267; Ex parte Boivler, 16 Mo. App. 14; In re Wooldridge, 30 Mo. App. 617. Even in civil cases, this court will not consider the question of whether an act is unconstitutional, unless the point is made properly and at the proper time. Phillibert v. Burch, 4 Mo. App. 470; Leissev. Schwarts, 6 Mo.…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, J.
The petitioner is confined in the workhouse of the city of St. Louis, and in his petition sets forth such grounds as make a prima facie case, and accompanies the petition with a copy of the . original complaint and order of commitment.
It appears from the return made to our writ of habeas corpus by Nicholas Karr, superintendent of the workhouse, that he holds petitioner by virtue of two executions issued and delivered to the marshal of the city of St. Louis on the twenty-ninth day of April, 1896, by the clerk of the first district police court; one of said executions being for the sum of $10,…
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