Hollon v. Hopkins
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Original Proceedings in Habeas Corpus. The petition was filed in this court on the 13th of March, 1879, on behalf of Joseph Hollon, for a writ of habeas corpus.
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Original Proceedings in Habeas Corpus. The petition was filed in this court on the 13th of March, 1879, on behalf of Joseph Hollon, for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition set forth the following facts: “That he is now a prisoner in the custody of Henry Hopkins, warden of the penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, and is confined in said penitentiary; that said imprisonment purports to be by virtue of and in compliance with a judgment of conviction of perjury had in the district court of' Marion county, Kansas, on or about the-19th day of September, 1874, said judgment being in words and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This is an action of habeas corpus, brought originally in this court by Joseph Hollon against Henry Hopkins. The defendant makes return to the writ, stating among other facts the following, to wit:
“The said Henry Hopkins is the warden of the penitentiary of the state of Kansas, and holds the said Joseph Hollon in his custody by virtue of a judgment rendered by the district court o'f Marion county, Kansas. Said judgment was rendered on September 25th, 1874, and by it Hollon was sentenced, on a conviction duly had September 19th, 1874, for…
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