Howard v. Tucker

Lee Howard having been- arrested and placed in jail, a petition for the writ of habeas corpus; praying for his discharge, was presented to the judge -of the city -court, .and, on the hearing, he was remanded to the custody of the sheriff-; and this judgment is assigned as error. The undisputed evidence is as follows : Lee Howard' pleaded guilty, in the city court- of Sanders-ville, to an'accusation of the offense of carrying, concealed weapons, and was thereupon sentenced -to pay a fine of $50- and- the' costs 'of the prosecution, or, in default -thereof, be confined in the chain-gang of…