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· 4/21/1923

In re Emch

Citations

  • 124 Wash. 401
  • 214 P. 1043
  • 1923 Wash. LEXIS 920

Syllabus

<p>Habeas Corpus (11) — Jurisdiction—-Appeelate Courts — Discretion. Under Const., Art. 4, § 6, conferring jurisdiction upon tlie superior court in habeas corpus proceedings, the supreme court may, in its discretion, relegate an application for a writ to the superior court, and will do so where it appears that the questions of law and fact had already been presented to the superior court in a similar petition, and the petition denied.</p>

Judges: MacKintosh

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