Legal Opinion

In re McVey

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided February 3, 1897No. 8999PublishedCited by 17 opinions

Original application for writ of habeas corpus.

1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.

In this, an application for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of William McVey, who, it is pleaded in the petition, is unlawfully imprisoned and restrained of his liberty by John McDonald, sheriff of Douglas county,'it appears that the applicant was arrested, informed against, and tried in the district court of Douglas county on a charge of the crime of burglary. The jury returned the following verdict: “We, the jury duly impaneled and sworn to try the case of the state of Nebraska against William McVey, do find the said defendant not guilty of the crime of burglary as charged, but do find…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Ex Parte YarbroughSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Ex Parte WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
  3. Ex parte KearnyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1880
  4. In re PettySupreme Court of Kansas · 1879
  5. State v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874

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3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Ex Parte GrantCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1925
  2. State v. McBrideNebraska Supreme Court · 1997
  3. In re FantonNebraska Supreme Court · 1898
  4. State v. McClarityNebraska Supreme Court · 1966
  5. State v. CopenhaverMontana Supreme Court · 1907

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