McDonald v. Smith

The plaintiffs in error in each of the above styled causes were upon convictions in the Criminal Court of Record for Volusia County for misdemeanors severally sentenced to “serve at hard labor on the county roads of Volusia County for a period of seventy-five days.” The sentences were affirmed on writs of error by the Circuit Court. On writs of habeas corpus to 1 est the validity of the sentences the petitioners were remanded and were allowed writs of error to this court under the statute. The statute, Chapter 6312, Acts of 1911, under which the alleged offenses of illegal fishing were…