Maynard v. Ingham Circuit Judge

• Court: Michigan Supreme Court
• Writing for the Court: PER CURIAM.
• Citation: Maynard v. Ingham Circuit Judge, 124 Mich. 465, 83 N.W. 102 (Mich. 1900)
• Decision Date: 08 June 1900
• Parties: MAYNARD v. INGHAM CIRCUIT JUDGE.

83 N.W. 102

124 Mich. 465

MAYNARD v. INGHAM CIRCUIT JUDGE.

Supreme Court of Michigan

June 8, 1900

Application by Fred A. Maynard for mandamus to the Ingham circuit judge. Denied.

T. J O'Brien, Moses Taggart, and Russell C. Ostrander, for relator.

PER CURIAM.

This is an application for a writ of mandamus to require respondent to quash an indictment. In People v. Thompson, 108 Mich. 583, 66 N.W. 478, we held (following the authority of Palms v. Campau, 11 Mich. 109), that we would not in advance of a final determination of a case, review the action of a circuit judge in refusing to quash an indictment. It was said in that case that the practice ought to be uniform, and the fact was then stated that the court had, in numerous cases not reported, adhered to the same rule. It was strenuously insisted, both on the original application and on a motion for a rehearing, that in view of exceptional circumstances, and of the great expense involved both to the accused and...