Ex parte Harlan
United States Circuit Court for the Northern District of Florida
Petition by W. S. Harlan, C. C. Hilton, and S. E. Huggins for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioners, W. S. Harlan, C. C. Hilton, and S. E. Huggins, were tried and convicted' at the November sitting, 1906,- of the Circuit Court at Pensacola, Fla., under an indictment which charged them with combining and conspiring within the Northern district of Florida, to hold, arrest, and (return one Rudolf Lanninger to a condition of peonage, and that subsequently the' defendants,…
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Petition by W. S. Harlan, C. C. Hilton, and S. E. Huggins for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioners, W. S. Harlan, C. C. Hilton, and S. E. Huggins, were tried and convicted' at the November sitting, 1906,- of the Circuit Court at Pensacola, Fla., under an indictment which charged them with combining and conspiring within the Northern district of Florida, to hold, arrest, and (return one Rudolf Lanninger to a condition of peonage, and that subsequently the' defendants, with the exception of Harlan, committed an overt act, within the said .district, for the purpose of effecting the object of…
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, District Judge1
(after stating the facts as above). As the hearing on habeas corpus is summary, and before the court without a jury, and is not governed by technical rules of pleading or evidence, the court allowed petitioners to introduce such evidence as they deemed material to their contentions, without then passing upon their relevancy or legality, reserving decision as to these matters until it came to^ render judgment on the merits of petitioners’ applications.
1. Section 5440 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p. 3676) authorizes the court upon conviction of a…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Reynolds v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Ex Parte BainSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- NielsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- In Re BonnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Scott v. McNealSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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3Cited by28 opinions
- United States v. Anthony Provenzano, in No. 79-1912, and Thomas Andretta, in No. 79-1913Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1979
- United States v. MotlowCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1926
- In the Matter of William E. WhitneyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1970
- Denver Live Stock Commission Co. v. LeeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
- Stern v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1947
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