McGowan v. Moody
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Hearing on an appeal by tbe petitioner from an order of tbe Supreme Court of tbe District of Columbia discharging a rule on tbe Secretary of tbe Navy to show cause on a petition for tbe writ of babeas corpus and dismissing tbe petition for want of jurisdiction.
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Hearing on an appeal by tbe petitioner from an order of tbe Supreme Court of tbe District of Columbia discharging a rule on tbe Secretary of tbe Navy to show cause on a petition for tbe writ of babeas corpus and dismissing tbe petition for want of jurisdiction. Tbe Court in tbe opinion stated tbe case as follows: Tbis is an appeal from a judgment of the supreme court of tbe District, discharging a rule to show cause, on a petition for tbe writ of habeas corpus, and dismissing tbe said petition for want of jurisdiction. The petition was filed by George A. McGowan, a citizen of the State of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shepard
Jurisdiction to issue the writ of habeas corpus is conferred upon the supreme court of the District of Columbia by § 1143 of the Code, which reads as follows:
“Any person committed, detained, confined, or restrained from his lawful liberty within the District, under any color or pretense whatever, or any person in his or her behalf, may apply by petition to the supreme court of the District, or any justice thereof, for a writ of habeas corpus, to the end that the cause of such commitment, detainer, confinement, or restraint may be inquired into; and the court or the justice applied to, if the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Ex Parte Tom TongSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- In re JacksonMichigan Supreme Court · 1867
- Rivers v. MitchellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1881
- United States v. DavisU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia · 1839
3Cited by14 opinions
- Sanders v. AllenCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Sanders v. BennettCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Eisentrager v. ForrestalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- Leo M. Eisel v. Secretary of the Army. Gary S. Gelber v. Secretary of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Flick v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
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