Griggs v. State

The -plaintiff in error was found guilty of running a freight-train on the Sabbath day. His case was tried upon an agreed statement of facts before the judge of the superior court. The running of the freight-train was admitted. The defendant relied, for his defense, on the exemption provided by the amendment to §420 of the Penal Code, passed in 1899 (Acts of 1899, p. 99). The judge of the superior court placed his judgment, finding the defendant guilty, upon the ground that the act *684•of 1899 was unconstitutional and therefore afforded Griggs no defense.

This court, by the express terms of the…