Ex-parte Adams
Mississippi Supreme Court
The only question in this case arose on a writ of habeas corpus, which was obtained by George H. Adams, to be released from imprisonment; and in his petition he alleged that he was illegally held in custody by John P. Oldham, the sheriff of Hinds county.
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The only question in this case arose on a writ of habeas corpus, which was obtained by George H. Adams, to be released from imprisonment; and in his petition he alleged that he was illegally held in custody by John P. Oldham, the sheriff of Hinds county. The sheriff answered, that he held the prisoner in custody by virtue of an order made by the circuit court of Hinds county, until he signifies his assent to the court to answer questions to the grand jury of said county, or until the adjournment of said grand jury at the July term, 1852, of said court. A motion was made to discharge the…
1Opinion of the Court
Yergek, J.:
In this case George H. Adams obtained a writ of habeas corpus from the Honorable Richard Barnett, returnable before me, *666on a petition and affidavit, that he was illegally held in custody by John P. Oldham, the sheriff of Hinds county. In answer to the writ, the sheriff has returned that he holds the petitioner in custody by virtue of an order made by the circuit court of Hinds county, which order is in the following words: “ Ordered, that George H. Adams be sent to jail, and remain there until he signifies his assent to the court to answer questions to the grand jury, or until the…
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