Case Summary

Sam, Lock, and Jim were arrested by John Morris for the alleged crime of smoking and inhaling opium, and sentenced to the fine of $30 and labor in the county jail. They petitioned claiming that said laws placing them under arrest were unconstitutional, that there was no due process of law and proper jurisdiction. Outcome is unknown.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Drug use
• Opium use

Sites of significance

• Pierce County Jail (Tacoma, Washington)

Outcome

Unknown

Fate of bound party

Unknown

Case Citation

1236

Source material(s)

Case File

Case document transcriptions

• hc.case.wa.0100.001
• hc.case.wa.0100.002
• hc.case.wa.0100.003
• hc.case.wa.0100.004
• hc.case.wa.0100.005
• hc.case.wa.0100.006
• hc.case.wa.0100.007
• hc.case.wa.0100.008
• hc.case.wa.0100.009
• hc.case.wa.0100.010
• hc.case.wa.0100.011
• hc.case.wa.0100.012

Length of case file

Between 21 and 30 pages

State

• Washington

Point(s) of law cited

Chapter 149 of the Code of Washington Territory (Year 1881;) Section 2073 of the Code of Washington Territory

People

• Sock, Ah (Lock) (petitioner)
• Sock, Ah (Lock) (bound party)
• , Sam (petitioner)
• , Sam (bound party)
• , Jim (petitioner)
• , Jim (bound party)
• Harris, W. H. (authority ordering detention)
• Smurthwaite, Thomas (petitioner attorney)
• Hoyt, John Philo (judge)

• Additional parties

  Morris, John (detainee, sheriff,) Winsor, Henry (sheriff of Pierce County,) O'Brien, R. G. (clerk,) Wilt, J. H. (deputy clerk,) Shelton, L. G. (deputy sheriff)