Faison v. Vestal

The Circuit Judge issued a writ of habeas corpus upon a petition alleging that Faison was illegally detained in custody by Vestal, City Marshal of Plant City, under a conviction upon an affidavit charging that on stated days Faison “did sell intoxicating liquors, contrary to the city ordinances of said city,” etc. It is further alleged that the ordinance is void, in that it illegally authorizes a double sentence of both fine and imprisonment. As justifying the detention the marshal relied upon a mittimus reciting a violation of the ordinance making it unlawful “to directly or indirectly sell…