In Re Coy
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF INDIANA. Tuts was a petition for a writ-of habeas corpus. The District Attorney of the United States for the District of Indiana demurred to the petition, and the demurrer was sustained and the writ refused. The petitioners appealed. The ease is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Miller
This is an appeal .from the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Indiana.
The case in that court arose upon an application for a writ of habeas corpus made on behalf of Simeon Coy and William F. A. Bernhamer, whose petition alleged that they were restrained of their liberty and detained in the custody of Edward Hawkins, the marshal of the United States for the District of Indiana, and Isaac King, sheriff of Marion County in that State, who claimed to hold the prisoners under the authority of a judgment of the United States District Court. The petition sets forth the nature of…
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