Mann v. People

This is a proceeding by mandamus to compel the appellant, who was a justice of the peace, to issue the proper writ for the enforcement of a judgment of conviction rendered by him against one Mose Graham, upon a complaint charging the latter with failure to provide support and maintenance for his wife and minor children. The people had judgment, and the respondent appealed.

The abstract of the record furnished by the appellant does not contain the alternative writ. The return is set forth in full, and consists of a denial of the jurisdiction of the court issuing the writ, a denial of the…