Ex Parte Terry
Supreme Court of the United States
ORIGINAL. This was an application for leave to file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner alleged that he was unlawfully undergoing a term, of imprisonment in California, under a judgment rendered by the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of that State, adjudging that he had been guilty of contempt in the presence of the court, and ordering him to be punished therefor by imprisonment in the county jail of the county of Alameda in…
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ORIGINAL. This was an application for leave to file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner alleged that he was unlawfully undergoing a term, of imprisonment in California, under a judgment rendered by the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of that State, adjudging that he had been guilty of contempt in the presence of the court, and ordering him to be punished therefor by imprisonment in the county jail of the county of Alameda in that State until the. further order of the court, but not to exceed the term of six months. This order, which recited the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hablan
This is an original application to this court for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner, David S. Terry, alleges that he is unlawfully imprisoned, under, an order of the Circuit Court of the United States for the Northern District of California, in the1 jail of Alameda County in that State.
That order is made a part of his application, and is. as follows:
“ In the Ci/rcuit Oourt of the United States' of America for thé ' Northern District of California. ' ■
“ In the Matter of Contempt of David. S., Terry. In open court.'
“Whereas 'on this 3d day of September, 1888, in open court, and in the…
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