In re Jones
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Certiorari to Jackson Circuit Court; R. E. Jeffrey, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is an application for certiorari to the Jackson Circuit Court and to set aside and quash its judgment on a habeas corpus proceeding, taking Eunice Jones from the custody of the county convict contractor and remanding him to jail because said court was without jurisdiction to make such order and judgment.
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Certiorari to Jackson Circuit Court; R. E. Jeffrey, Judge; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This is an application for certiorari to the Jackson Circuit Court and to set aside and quash its judgment on a habeas corpus proceeding, taking Eunice Jones from the custody of the county convict contractor and remanding him to jail because said court was without jurisdiction to make such order and judgment. On June 6, 1911, Eunice Jones petitioned the judge of the Third Judicial Circuit for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that he was being wrongfully and illegally restrained of his liberty by John Bomer…
1Opinion of the Court
Kirby, J.,
(after stating the facts). It is contended for petitioner herein that the judgment of the circuit court is void, it being without jurisdiction to render it, and by the respondent Jones, (1) that he was never committed to jail and not legally placed in the custody of the county contractor; and, (2) that the failure of the contractor to comply with the contract authorized the court to make the judgment remanding him to the custody of the jailer. It is conceded that the contract for the hire of the convicts was duly and regularly made by the county court under the authority of section…
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- Ex parte HoldawaySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912