Watford v. Lawson

The original petition, construed, of course, in connection with the exhibits thereto, discloses that the documents in question are being held by the Attorney General as material evidence against petitioner upon his impeachment trial which has been ordered by the Governor as authorized by law. The majority opinion, without citation of authority, in .effect, holds that the Attorney General must surrender to the petitioner this material evidence which was to have been used in the impeachment proceedings against him.

I am fully persuaded this holding is directly contrary to the logic of the…