Mellinger v. Municipal Court

BISHOP, J. pro tem. *

Petitioner sought by this proceeding, to obtain a peremptory writ of prohibition, one that would put an end to further prosecution of the misdemeanor charge pending against him in the respondent court. An alter native writ of prohibition was issued, and brought the proceedings to a hearing. The hearing ended in a judgment that the alternative writ be discharged and that the petition for a peremptory writ be denied. On petitioner’s appeal from this adverse judgment we find ourselves required to reverse the judgment, because of the absence of necessary findings.

Petitioner’s…