Austin v. Knight

Riley, Judge:

Petitioner, E. F. Austin, invoking the original jurisdiction of this Court to a writ of habeas corpus ad subjicien- dum, Code, 51-1-3, seeks relief from imprisonment imposed upon him by E. E. Knight, justice of the peace of Gideon District, Cabell County.

Petitioner is confined in the Cabell County jail, of which respondent Harvey C. Taylor, sheriff of said county, is the jailer. He alleges that his detention is illegal for the following reasons: (1) He was tried by respondent Knight in the county jail, which is located in Kyle District; (2) he was arraigned and tried in the…