Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Hauptmann v. Hanley
New York Supreme Court
Decided October 16, 1934PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHammeb, J.
The relator has been taken into custody upon a rendition warrant issued by the Governor of this State upon requisition of the Governor of the State of New Jersey, upon the ground that he is a fugitive from justice from that State. There he is charged with the crime of murder of Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr. This child, it is commonly known, was kidnapped. The relator has questioned the legality of his detention and sued out a writ of habeas corpus. Habeas corpus is a summary proceeding to test the legality of an arrest, detention or imprisonment, It is kept within narrow bounds, as much for the…
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- Hyatt v. People Ex Rel. CorkranSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
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