Rice v. Ames
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS.- This wa§ an appeal by Ered'Lee Rice, Frank Rutledge and Thomas Jones from an order of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, denying their application for a discharge upon a writ of habeas corjms, the object of which writ was to test the validity of certain proceedings against the appellants, taken before a commissioner for that district, specially authorized to take…
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ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS.- This wa§ an appeal by Ered'Lee Rice, Frank Rutledge and Thomas Jones from an order of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, denying their application for a discharge upon a writ of habeas corjms, the object of which writ was to test the validity of certain proceedings against the appellants, taken before a commissioner for that district, specially authorized to take jurisdiction of proceedings for the extradition of persons charged with crimes, under treaties with foreign governments.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brown
1. Motion is made to dismiss the appeal upon the ground that there is no provision of law allowing an appeal in this class of cases. Prior to the Court of Appeals act of 1S91, provision was made for an appeal to the Circuit Court in habeas corpus cases “ from the final decision of any court, justice or judge inferior to the Circuit Court.” Rev. Stat. sec. 763; and from the final decision of such Circuit Court an appeal might be taken to this court. Rev. Stat. § 764, as amended March 3, 1885, c. 353, 23 Stat. 437.
The law remained in this condition until the Court of Appeals act of March, 1891,…
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