“No.”
“Then why did you arrest him?”
“On complaint of Mr. Hall.”
“You had no warrant?”
“No.”
The lawyer turns to the court.
“Upon the testimony of the man who made the arrest it was an illegal seizure. He must have had a warrant unless he saw the commission of the offence. I move his discharge from custody.”
“Object,” said the district attorney, and the court instantly rules the objection sustained.
“Proceed, sir.”
“Then, I ask the court to rule upon the question of whether or not the prisoner was justified in resisting an illegal arrest.”