Gibson v. Mississippi
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF' THE STATE OF' MISSISSIPPI. The plaintiff in error was indicted in .the Circuit Court of Washington county, Mississippi, for the crime of having, in that county and on the 12th day of December, 1892, killed and murdered one Stinson. When the case was called for trial the accused presented a petition for its removal to the Circuit Court of the. United States for the western division of the Southern District of Mississippi.
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ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT OF' THE STATE OF' MISSISSIPPI. The plaintiff in error was indicted in .the Circuit Court of Washington county, Mississippi, for the crime of having, in that county and on the 12th day of December, 1892, killed and murdered one Stinson. When the case was called for trial the accused presented a petition for its removal to the Circuit Court of the. United States for the western division of the Southern District of Mississippi. The petition was verified by the oath of the-accused to the effect that the facts set forth in it were true and correct to the best of his…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hablan
The first question presented for our consideration relates to the application of the accused for the removal of the prosecution from the state court into the Circuit Court of the United States. .
By section 641 of the Bevised Statutes it is provided: “ When any civil suit or criminal prosecution is commenced in any state court, for any cause whatsoever, against any person who is denied or cannot enforce in the judicial tribunals of the State, or in the part of the State, where such suit or prosecution is pending, any right secured to him by any law pro viding for the equal civil rights of…
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