In re Corryell
California Supreme Court
Application for discharge hy habeas corpus. The petition alleges that the petitioner, John R. Corryell, is illegally detained in custody by the Sheriff of San Francisco County, and that the only authority for his detention is an order of commitment made by the Court of Sessions of that county, a copy of which is set forth in the petition.
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Application for discharge hy habeas corpus. The petition alleges that the petitioner, John R. Corryell, is illegally detained in custody by the Sheriff of San Francisco County, and that the only authority for his detention is an order of commitment made by the Court of Sessions of that county, a copy of which is set forth in the petition. This order recites the finding of an indictment by the Grand Jury of said county against said Corryell, which is still pending and undetermined in said Court, and which it sets forth in full. The indictment accuses Corryell “ of the crime of altering and…
1Opinion of the CourtCope, C. J.
A petition having been presented to us, stating that the petitioner, John R. Corryell, was unlawfully restrained of his liberty by the Sheriff of the County of San Francisco, a writ of habeas corpus was issued, to the end that the cause of his restraint might be inquired into, and its legality or illegality determined. In obedience to this writ, the petitioner has been brought before us, and the return of the Sheriff shows that he is in custody by virtue of an order of the Court of Sessions of San Francisco County, committing him for trial on an indictment found by the Grand Jury of the…
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