Craemer v. Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON. This was apt appeal from a final order of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Washington refusing a writ of habeas corpus on the face of the petition therefor.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON. This was apt appeal from a final order of the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Washington refusing a writ of habeas corpus on the face of the petition therefor. The petition averred that Henry Craemer, the petitioner, was a citizen of the United States, residing in the county of King in the State of Washington ; that he was unlawfully held in custody by the sheriff of that county, who was about to take his life, under certain alleged process and authority, “ wholly without authority of…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice FhlleR
Under existing statutory provisions appeals may be taken to this court from final decisions of the Circuit Courts in habeas corpus, in oases, among others, where the applicant for the writ is alleged to be restrained of his liberty in violation of the Constitution or of some law or treaty of the United States, and if the restraint is by. any state court or by or under the authority of any State, further proceedings cannot be had against him pending the appeal. Rev. Stat. §§ 763, 764, 766; act of March 3, 1885, c. 353, 23 Stat. 437.
Such being the law, it has happened in numerous instances that…
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- Kohl v. LehlbackSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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