In re Case
Idaho Supreme Court
Original application to this court for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the petitioner is illegally imprisoned and restrained of his liberty. All persons within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States are within the protection of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution, without regard to differences of race, of color or nationality. (Tick Wo v. Hopkins, Sheriff, 118 U. S. 356, 6 Sup.
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Original application to this court for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the petitioner is illegally imprisoned and restrained of his liberty. All persons within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States are within the protection of the fourteenth amendment to the constitution, without regard to differences of race, of color or nationality. (Tick Wo v. Hopkins, Sheriff, 118 U. S. 356, 6 Sup. Ct. 1064, 30 L. ed. 220; Fraser v. McConway & Torley Co., 82 Fed. 257; In re Parrott, 6 Saw. 349,1 Fed. 481; People v. Warren, 13 Misc. 615, 34 N. Y. Supp. 942; State v. Montgomery, 94…
1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, J.
The petitioner was convicted in a justice’s court for the violation of the provisions of sec. 1458, Rev. Codes of Idaho, and adjudged to pay a fine of $75, and it was ordered that in default of the payment of said fine the petitioner be imprisoned in the county jail until said fine be paid, at the rate and to the extent of one day’s imprisonment for every two dollars of said fine. The petitioner-refused to pay the fine and was committed to the county jail, and thereupon applied .to this court for a writ of habeas corpus, praying to be restored to his liberty on the ground that said statute…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fé Railway Co. v. EllisSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- In re ParrottUnited States Circuit Court · 1880
- Fraser v. McConway & Torley Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Pennsylvania · 1897
3Cited by4 opinions
- Crom v. FrahmIdaho Supreme Court · 1920
- Payette Lakes Protective Ass'n v. Lake Reservoir Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1948
- Raich v. TruaxDistrict Court, D. Arizona · 1915
- In re GemmillIdaho Supreme Court · 1911