Morgan v. Lowry

James L. Morgan was remanded to custody upon the hearing of an application made by him for a writ of habeas corpus, and to that order he excepted. The application for discharge from custody was based upon the ground that the indictment upon which the bench warrant under which applicant was held was void; he contending that the indictment was based upon an act of the legislature which is unconstitutional. In the first count of the indictment it is charged that the defendant did engage in the business of making loans of credit in amounts and to the value of $300 and less, and that he did…