In Re Wight
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE OIRCÜIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF MIOHI&AN. This was a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The writ was refused in the court below, and the petitioner appealed. The case is stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Milleb
This is an appeal from a judgment of. the Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Michigan discharging a writ of habeas corpus on a hearing before' that. court. By this writ the appellant here, Charles H. Wight, sought to be relieved from imprisonment in the Detroit House of Correction, under sentence-of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Michigan. The petitioner was indicted in that court upon-the charge that on-the 28th day of June, 1888, while he was employed ilj One of-the departments of the postal service of-the United States, to wit, as superintendent,…
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