McMicking v. Schields
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL PROM THE SUPREME COURT OP- THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. The facts, which involve the validity of a conviction and sentence in the Philippine Islands and the extent to which the conviction van be- reviewed on habeas corpus, are stated in the opinion. ' This court has jurisdiction of this appeal. The Supreme Court discussed and decided the cause and released the prisoner upon a misapprehension and an unwarranted assumption as to what took place in the trial court.
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APPEAL PROM THE SUPREME COURT OP- THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. The facts, which involve the validity of a conviction and sentence in the Philippine Islands and the extent to which the conviction van be- reviewed on habeas corpus, are stated in the opinion. ' This court has jurisdiction of this appeal. The Supreme Court discussed and decided the cause and released the prisoner upon a misapprehension and an unwarranted assumption as to what took place in the trial court. The record shows that appellee enjoyed all the time allowed under the Philippine practice. The judgment of conviction was not…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
The Philippine Supreme Court by final decree in a habeas corpus proceeding discharged appellee from custody and the Director of Prisons has appealed. The controversy fairly involves the application of § 5, Organic Act of the Islands (Act of Congress, July 1, 1902, c. 1369, 32 Stat. 691, 692, 695); and under § 10 of that statute we have jurisdiction of the appeal. Fisher v. Baker, 203 U. S. 174; Paraiso v. United States, 207 U. S. 368.
Appellee, Schields, presented a petition to the Supreme Court January 4, 1911, wherein, after setting out his alleged wrongful imprisonment under a judgment…
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