MAUGHAN, Justice:
Plaintiff was arrested, charged, and convicted of trespassing; under a Salt Lake City ordinance. She was sentenced to six months in jail. Petition was made to the district court for a writ of habeas corpus, the writ was granted; and plaintiff was released from custody. It is from the district court's order that defendant city appeals.
The district court ruled "that since the state law provides no jail sentence for trespass, which is classified...
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