Weaver v. Thompson

1. Under the provisions of the Penal Code (1910), § 1316, judgments in “habeas corpus eases” can be reviewed in this court only upon a bill of exceptions sued out within twenty days from the date of the judgment complained of. This rule is applicable to all cases wherein the writ of habeas corpus is issued, and. applies as well to a case involving the detention of a minor child, to the custody of which the applicant claims to be entitled, as it does to any other case where one is alleged to be restrained of his liberty without warrant or authority of law. The policy of the law is to require a…