Ex Parte Carll
Supreme Court of the United States
■ Petition for a writ of habeas corpus and a certiorari. Mr. Abram J. JDittenhoeffer in support of the petition.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Waite
We have had occasion to say at the present term, in JEx' parte Curtis, that “ we have no general power to review* the judgments of the inferior courts of the United States in criminal cases, by the use'of the writ of' habeas corpus or otherwise. • Our jurisdiction is limited to the single question of the power of the court to commit the prisoner for the act of which he has been convicted.” This rule is well settled. Ex parte Lange, 18 Wall. 163; Ex parte Rowland, 104 U. S. 604.
The grounds of the present application as stated in the peti-. tion are, that the Circuit Court had no jurisdiction…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Ex Parte LangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1874
- Ex Parte RowlandSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- United States v. MarigoldSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
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