Hopkins v. North

William H. Whitby was convicted of driving an automobile while under the influence of liquor, and was sentenced by the police magistrate of Easton to serve sixty days in jail. He appealed to the circuit court but, when the case was called on November 18th, 1925, he dismissed the appeal, and on the same day entered the jail at Easton to begin serving his sentence. Several days later he became quite ill and, after the jail physician had examined him and stated he was in serious danger of contracting delirium tremens or pneumonia, the magistrate who had sentenced him attempted to authorize the…