Matter of Application of Westenberg
California Supreme Court
APPLICATION for Writ of Habeas Corpus to be directed against W. J. Petersen, Chief of Fblice of the City of Oakland, County of Alameda. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtLorigan, J.
This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus.
In a complaint filed in the police court of the city of Oakland, petitioner, the proprietor of a newspaper published in the city of San Francisco and circulated in the city of Oakland, was charged with the crime of libel committed through a publication in said newspaper. He was tried in said court, convicted, and sentenced to a term of imprisonment in the city prison of said city and appealed to the superior court of Alameda County, which affirmed the judgment. He then sued out this writ.
The only question presented here is as to the…
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