Legal Opinion
Woolsey v. Best
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided October 12, 1936No. 256PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant brought this proceeding in the Supreme Court of Colorado to obtain a writ of habeas corpus. His petition was denied without opinion. It appears that appellant was held pursuant to conviction for violation of .§ 2676 C. L. 1921, being § 40, c. 44, Session Laws 1913, of the laws of Colorado (see also § 2740 C. L. 1921, being § 85, c. 44 of Session Laws of 1913), the judgment of conviction having been affirmed by the Supreme Court of the State. Woolsey v. People, 98 Colo. 62; 53 P. (2d) 596.
It is well established that the writ of habeas corpus cannot be used as a writ of error. This is…
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