Ex parte Dressler
California Supreme Court
Ex parte Dressler, 67 Cal. 257 (Cal. 1885)
7 P. 645; 1885 Cal. LEXIS 609
Ex parte Dressler
Opinion of the Court
We are of opinion that the petitioner is entitled to his discharge under article i., section 6 of the Constitution, whicli provides that witnesses shall not be unreasonably detained. It appears that the witness has been detained as such for ninety days, and there have been several continuances in the case which are not satisfactorily accounted for.
The petitioner is discharged from custody.
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- EX PARTE CHARLES L. DRESSLER ON HABEAS CORPUS
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- Habeas CobptjS—Witness—Unreasonable Detention.—A person who has been detained as a witness for ninety days, and after several continuances of the case not satisfactorily accounted for, is entitled to his discharge on habeas corpus.