Prentis v. Cosmas
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Eastern Division of the Northern District of Illinois. Habeas corpus by James Cosmas, alias Athanasios Papadakos, against Percy D. Prentis, immigrant inspector in charge at Chicago, and D. Arthur Plumly. From a judgment discharging petitioner, respondents appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
BAKER, Circuit Judge.
Appellee, an alien, was discharged on ha-beas corpus proceedings from the custody of appellant, who was about to execute a warrant of deportation.
Appellee entered the United States in January, 1910, and in June was-arrested on a warrant issued by the Secretary of Commerce and Eabor to appellant, immigration inspector, directing that appellee be taken into custody and be given a hearing on the charge “that said alien is a member of the'excluded classes, in that he has been convicted of or admits having committed a felony or other crime involving moral turpitude prior to…
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