State ex rel. Bier v. Klock

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Brbaux, J.

In answer to the order nisi issued by this court on the application of the plaintiff for a writ of habeas corpus, omitting the words of form, the sheriff says that the plaintiff is held by him under a capias and commitment issued by the Judge of Section B of the Criminal District Oourt, by reason of a verdict of guilty of the crime with which he was charged.

The question in the ease is, whether the District Attorney, in his motion having substantially averred that the testimony of the plaintiff had been accepted by the State, and the ends of…