Long v. Collier

At the September term, 1921, of the city court of Jefferson, Ed. Long entered a plea of guilty to a charge of misdemeanor, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $50, to include costs, or in default thereof to serve two months on the chain-gang of the county. Long was arrested on March 19, 1922, by the sheriff on a warrant charging him with the commission of another misdemeanor. The sheriff declined to accept bond for his appearance to answer the second misdemeanor, unless Long would pay the above fine. Long sued out a writ of habeas corpus for his discharge, alleging that his detention for…