Whitten v. Tomlinson
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT. This was a petition, filed March 26, 1895, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Connecticut, and addressed to the Honorable "William K. Townsend, the District Judge, as a judge of the Circuit Court, for a writ of habeas corpus to the sheriff of the county of New Haven in the State of Connecticut.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT. This was a petition, filed March 26, 1895, in the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Connecticut, and addressed to the Honorable "William K. Townsend, the District Judge, as a judge of the Circuit Court, for a writ of habeas corpus to the sheriff of the county of New Haven in the State of Connecticut. The petition was signed by the petitioner, and verified by his oath, and was as follows.: “ The petition of George E. Whitten respectfully shows to your honor that he is now a prisoner…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Gray
By the judicial system of the United States, established by Congress under the power conferred upon it by the Constitution, the jurisdiction of the courts of the several States has not been controlled or interfered with, except so far as necessary to secure the supremacy of the Constitution, laws and treaties of the United States.
With this end, three different methods have been provided .by statute for bringing before the courts of the United States proceedings begun in the courts of the- States.
First. From the earliest organization of the courts of the United States, final judgments, whether…
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