In re Greathouse
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of California
Application for a writ of habeas corpus. The trial and conviction of Ridgeley Great-house, for treasonable acts, is reported [Case No. 15,254]. Application was now made, on his behalf, for a writ of habeas corpus, to procure his discharge.
1Opinion of the Court
HOPPMAN, District Judge.
A writ of ha-beas corpus is applied for on the part of Ridgeley Greathouse, a prisoner now in execution under the judgment and sentence of this court for the crime of engaging in and giving aid and comfort to the existing Rebellion. The legality of the conviction and sentence is not denied; but it is claimed that the prisoner is entitled to his discharge under the proclamation of the president, of December 8, 1863.
The application is resisted by the district attorney on two grounds:
First. That the court has no jurisdiction to award the writ or discharge the prisoner,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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