State Ex Rel. Knudson v. Bistline

By the Court.

This is an action in mandamus wherein the relator seeks a writ from this court, requiring the probate judge of Wood county to sign and allow what the relator claims to be a true bill of exceptions. The facts out of which the controversy grows are as follows:

On or about the 7th of April, 1924, the relator, Martin Knudson, was arrested on an affidavit for the offense of illegal possession of intoxicating liquor, charged as a second offense. Upon arraignment a plea of not guilty was. entered, and the relator was released on recognizance.

On the 10th of April, the date set for trial,…