People v. Rulloff
New York Supreme Court
The prisoner was brought up on a writ of habeas corpus, and the grounds on which he claimed to be discharged are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtKnox, J.
The question to be decided arises upon a writ of habeas corpus, issued to the sheriff of the county of Cayuga, to inquire into the cause of the detention by him of Edward H. Rulloff, the relator, the return of the sheriff to such writ, the allegations and proofs of the prisoner, and the allegations and proofs offered by the district attorney of the county of Tompkins. From these the following facts appear:
That on the 18th day of December, 1845, the prisoner was indicted at a Court of Oyer and Terminer, of the county of Tompkins, for the murder of Harriet Rulloff, in the county of Tompkins, on…
2Cited by3 opinions
- People ex rel. Burke v. McLaughlinNew York Supreme Court · 1912
- People ex rel. Bullock v. Warden of the City PrisonNew York Supreme Court · 1914
- Ex parte McKnight, Court of Common Pleas of Ohio, Franklin County, Civil Division1896