Thomas v. Austin
Supreme Court of Georgia
Petition for habeas corpus. Before Judge Candler. DeKalb county. January 8, 1898.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The plaintiff, Reuben Thomas, sued out a petition for habeas corpus before the judge of DeKalb superior court, alleging that he was illegally deprived of his liberty by H. C. Austin, sheriff of said county; that he was arrested by the sheriff upon a pretended warrant issued by H. L. Parry, judge of the city court of DeKalb, which warrant was based upon a pretended accusation purporting to be sworn out in said city court; that said Parry had no authority to issue said warrant; and that the same was a nullity, for the reason that the act’of the legislature approved December 13th, 1893,…
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