Ex parte Lane
Alabama Court of Appeals
Habeas Corpus. Appeal from Tuscaloosa County Court. ' Heard before Hon. H. B. Foster. Charlie Lane was convicted of the violation of a city ordinance, and brings habeas corpus to procure his discharge. From an order denying his petition he appeals.
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Habeas Corpus. Appeal from Tuscaloosa County Court. ' Heard before Hon. H. B. Foster. Charlie Lane was convicted of the violation of a city ordinance, and brings habeas corpus to procure his discharge. From an order denying his petition he appeals. Charlie Lane was convicted and sentenced for a violation of the prohibition ordinances of the city of Tuscaloosa, and brings habeas corpus for his discharge on the ground that he is illegally restrained of iiis liberty under a Aroid sentence and judgment, in that the acting-recorder was Avithout authority of law to hold said court and pronounce the…
1Opinion of the CourtBbown, J.
The statement of facts on which the case was disposed of by the judge of the county court shows that Traweek, the acting city recorder, was acting by authority of an appointment made by the president of the board of city commissioners, under an ordinance authorizing any one of the commissioners to appoint a temporary recorder, pending the election by the commission of a regular recorder; that the court presided over by Traweek was held at the usual time and place of holding the recorder’s court of the city of Tuscaloosa; and that the proceedings in the recorder’s court were regular, resulting…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Bray v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1903
- Wood v. WoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1901
- Drinkard v. OdenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1907
3Cited by6 opinions
- Vernon v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941
- State v. BushAlabama Court of Appeals · 1915
- Dunning v. Town of ThomasvilleAlabama Court of Appeals · 1917
- Ex parte WashingtonAlabama Court of Appeals · 1915
- Lewter v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1981
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