People v. Gard
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ oe Error to the Branch “C” Appellate Court for the First District ;■—heard in that court on writ of error to the Criminal Court of Cook county; 'the Hon. Kickham Scanlan, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Farmer
The principal facts in this case are, that prior to November 21, 1910, William Schubert was arrested and detained by the police of the city of Chicago on suspicion of having robbed a man named Bates. The arrest and detention were not by virtue of any warrant issued by a court. On said 21st day of November Schubert applied to the criminal court, then presided over by Judge Scanlan, for a writ of habeas corpus. The writ was issued, and while it ran against Leroy T. Steward, general superintendent of police, the prisoner was, in response to the writ, produced in open court by plaintiff in error,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dahnke v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
- State v. Frew & HartWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884
- Tolman v. JonesIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
- People ex rel. Wayman v. ZimmerIllinois Supreme Court · 1911
- Phœnix v. Commissioners of EmigrationThe Superior Court of New York City · 1855
3Cited by22 opinions
- The People v. HarrisonIllinois Supreme Court · 1949
- MELVIN v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1950
- The People v. SheridanIllinois Supreme Court · 1932
- The People v. WhitlowIllinois Supreme Court · 1934
- People v. ParkerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1946
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