Pharr v. Whittle

GARDNER, Justice.

The appeal is from the judgment of the circuit court, denying the writ of prohibition sought by petitioner against I. C. Whittle, a justice of the peace for beat 19 of Montgomery County. Petitioner is charged with the offense of driving a motor vehicle upon the public highway of the State while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. The offense having been committed within the territorial jurisdiction of the justice, the petition discloses that said Whittle, a justice of the peace, will, unless restrained, proceed to a trial of the case and exercise final jurisdiction…