Legal Opinion
In re Robb
United States Circuit Court
Decided January 19, 1884PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. The opinion states the facts. Before Sawyeb and Sabin, JJ.
1Opinion of the CourtSawyer, J.
W. L. Bobb filed his petition in the circuit court for a writ of habeas corpus, in which he states:
“That he is unlawfully imprisoned, detained, confined, and .restrained of his liberty by P. Connolly, sheriff of the city and county of San Francisco, at the city and county of San Francisco, in the state of California; that the said imprisonment, detention, confinement, and restraint are illegal; and that the illegality thereof consists in this, to-wit, that petitioner is the duly appointed agent of the state of Oregon to convey to said state Charles H. Bayley, a fugitive from justice from said…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Prigg v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
- Ableman v. BoothSupreme Court of the United States · 1859
- Tarble's CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- In re RobbCalifornia Supreme Court · 1884
3Cited by1 opinion
- Ex parte YordiDistrict Court, W.D. Texas · 1909