Lambert v. Barrett
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY. Theodore Lambert presented to one of the judges of the •Circuit Court of the United States for the third circuit, at chambers, On December 28,1894, his petition for habeas eorpiis, which alleged that he was restrained of his liberty by the sheriff of Camden County, New Jersey, under a reprieve granted by the governor of that State December 4, 1894,. whereby the execution of a certain judgment…
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY. Theodore Lambert presented to one of the judges of the •Circuit Court of the United States for the third circuit, at chambers, On December 28,1894, his petition for habeas eorpiis, which alleged that he was restrained of his liberty by the sheriff of Camden County, New Jersey, under a reprieve granted by the governor of that State December 4, 1894,. whereby the execution of a certain judgment of the Court Of Oyer and Terminer and general jail delivery of the county aforesaid, entered'October 18, 1894, was…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fullee
This appeal must be dismissed for want of jurisdiction. The constitution of New Jersey provides that the governor shall have power “ to grant reprieves to extend until the expiration of a time not exceeding ninety days, after conviction.” Art. Y, § 9; 2 Charters and Constitution, 1318. The verdict was returned June 15. Sentence was passed October 13, and- a. reprieve for thirty days was granted December 4,-1894. Appellant contends that the word “ conviction ” relates to the verdict of the jury and not to the sentence of-the court, and that, therefore, the governor had no power to grant the…
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