Ex Parte Gudenoge
Court of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma
Original application for habeas corpus by J. P. Gndenoge. The petitioner, J. P. Gndenoge, was on the 19th ¿toy of December, 1908, committed to the county jail by L. R. Shean, county judge of Washita count}7, for a period of 60 days,' as for contempt of court.
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Original application for habeas corpus by J. P. Gndenoge. The petitioner, J. P. Gndenoge, was on the 19th ¿toy of December, 1908, committed to the county jail by L. R. Shean, county judge of Washita count}7, for a period of 60 days,' as for contempt of court. On February 25, 1909, petitioner filed in this court a petition signed and verified by his oath, and which, omitting the formal parts, reads as follows: “Your petitioner, J. P. Gudenoge, represents and states: That he is a citizen of the state of Oklahoma, and that he is restrained of his liberty and is unlawfully imprisoned and…
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, -Judge,
(after stating the facts as above). It is contended by counsel for petitioner: That the proceedings in which said alleged contempt of court took place were wholly fictitious; no person being charged with the violation of law. That it was an inquisition being held by said county judge under authority given by section 4, art. 3, c. 69, p, 604, Sess. Laws, 1907-08, otherwise known as the “Enforcement Act.” That under the Constitution and this section of the law, it is necessary that some one be charged with a violation of the laAV. That there can be no issue in a wholly fictitious…
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