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In the Matter of the Application of JAMES THOMPSON, on Habeas Corpus
28 Cal. App. 804·District Court of Appeal of the State of California·1915·CA
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Opinion
[Crim. No. 329.
Third Appellate District.
October 20, 1915.]
In the Matter of the Application of JAMES THOMPSON, on Habeas Corpus.
Criminal Law — Commitment — Want oe Probable Cause — Habeas Corpus.—Prisoner discharged on habeas corpus on the authority oí Ess parte Eartwell, ante, p. 627.
APPLICATION for a Writ of Habeas Corpus.
The facts are similar to those stated in the opinion in Ex parte Hartwell, ante, p. 627, [153 Pac. 730].
Hennessy & Peterson, and James Snell, for Petitioner.
U. S. Webb, Attorney-General, and J. Charles Jones, Deputy Attorney-General, for Respondent.
[MAJORITY — THE COURT.]
THE COURT.
This petition is based upon the proceedings in Ex parte Hartwell, (Crim. No. 328), ante, p. 627, [153 Pac. 730], this day decided. The charge and the evidence were the same in both cases.
Upon the authority of Ex parte Hartwell, the prisoner is discharged.