State Ex Rel. Sahley v. Thompson

I dissent from the decision of the majority of this Court in these prohibition proceedings which denies the writs sought by the petitioner and holds that the warrants of arrest issued by a lieutenant of police of the City of South Charleston during the absence of the chief of police of that city, charging the petitioner with municipal offenses of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest which occurred in that city on the 15th day of May, 1966, are valid and that by virtue of Section 7.6 of Article 7 of the Home Rule Charter of the City of South Charleston the lieutenant of police was…