In re Merrill’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. ““There is therefore no force in the objection of the petitioner that said warrant was issued without an order to show cause, or a preliminary hearing. Petitioner was well advised of every step in the proceedings antecedent to the issuance of said warrant. He contested the making of the order, requiring the payment of the trust fund, in the probate court, in the circuit court, and in this court, and after the remittiturs were filed in the probate court, a demand was made upon him to comply with said order. This he refused to do in wilful defiance of the law as it had been established after the most exhaustive examination in the court of last resort in this State. In the light of the history of this litigation, the contention of the petitioner that the statute and the proceedings had thereunder do not afford petitioner equal protection of the law and is not due process of law within the 14th Amendment of the Constitution of the United States, is untenable. Cooley on Constitutional Limita tions (7th Ed.), p. 496; Miedreich v. Lauenstein, 232 U. S. 236 (34 Sup Ct. 309).””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bowman v. Wayne Circuit Judge

2. ““Section 20. No person shall be imprisoned for debt arising out of, or founded on a contract, express or implied, except in cases of fraud or breach of trust, or of moneys collected by public officers or in any professional employment. No person shall be imprisoned for military fine in time of peace.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Bowman v. Wayne Circuit Judge