Murrah v. State

Citations

• 51 Miss. 652

Syllabus

<p>1. Habeas Corpus: Code 0/1871, section 2508.</p> <p>The revised code of 1871, § 2508, is constitutional. The fact that the court may imprison in the penitentiary or in the couiity jail does not affect the validity of the act, although it may be either a felony or a misdemeanor.</p> <p>2. Same : JBeeords of the court.</p> <p>It is a rule well established, by reason and by adjudication, that the records of a court import absolute verity on their face. If the records could be impeached by parol evidence, their value would be utterly destroyed, and no adjudications could be rendered permanent or final. Records are of such high authority that their validity is not to be called in question. Nothing shall be averred against them, nor shall any plea or even proof be admitted to the contrary.</p>