In Re Jacinto

In his petition for a writ of habeas corpus Louis Jacinto seeks to be released from restraint under a warrant of arrest issued by the justice of the peace of Hanford Township on an offense alleged to have been committed in Lemoore Township in Kings County. The justice’s courts of both townships are Class B.

The purpose of a- writ of habeas corpus is to test the validity of the process upon which a person is restrained and the jurisdiction of the court issuing such process. (Ex parte Long, 114 Cal. 159 [45 Pac. 1057].)

Section 1425 of the Penal Code as now in effect confines the jurisdiction of…