People Ex Rel. Courtney v. Sullivan

This is an original petition for mandamus, filed on leave granted by this court. The proceeding was instituted by the People, on the relation of Thomas J. Courtney, State’s attorney of Cook county, seeking a writ commanding the respondent, Denis E. Sullivan, judge of the superior court of Cook county and ex-officio judge of the criminal court, to expunge from the records of the criminal court an order releasing and discharging on a writ of habeas corpus William Jacobson from the custody of the superintendent of the house of correction of the city of Chicago: The respondent filed a demurrer to…