State v. Mays

STANLEY, Commissioner. The Commonwealth asks a certification of the law with respect to the validity of an indictment to which a demurrer was sustained. In responding, we run into a grave constitutional question involving the personal privileges and immunities of the citizen. Near the close of the spring term, the submission of this case was set aside and an order entered requesting briefs on the question and related points. The Attorney General has filed an able brief, but Mr. Daniel W. Davies, who represented the appellee as defendant below, has made no response whatever. This we must regard as a breach of professional duty.