Legal Opinion
Territory of Dakota ex rel. McMahon v. O'Connor
Supreme Court Of The Territory Of Dakota
Decided February 4, 1889PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Tripp, O. J.
The petitioner, Patrick McMahon, was arrested upon complaint before a justice of the peace of Grand Forks county, charging him with selling intoxicating liquors in violation of chapter 70, Laws 1887, known as the “Local Option Law.” The petitioner, having been bound over to await the action of the grand jury of that county, and declining to give bail, was committed to the jail of said Grand Forks county, and he sues out of this court a writ of habeas corpus, directed to the defendant, O’Connor, as the person having him in custody, alleging that he is unlawfully restrained of his…
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3Cited by27 opinions
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