People ex rel. Ryan v. Webster
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from order of Monroe county judge. Habeas corpus by John Ryan to inquire into the legality of his detention by Charles A. Webster, as superintendent of the Monroe county penitentiary, under and by virtue of a certificate of conviction made by a justice of the peace of the town of Perrington. Relator was discharged, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The relator was committed to the Monroe county penitentiary by a justice of the peace of Monroe county. Upon his petition, a writ of habeas corpus was issued by the county judge of Monroe county, directed to the appellant, as superintendent, requiring him to produce the relator, with the cause of his imprisonment and detention. He was produced, in obedience to the writ, and the keeper made his return, to the effect that he held him under a certificate of conviction, which he produced, from which it appeared that the relator was brought before the committing magistrate, and was there charged…
2Cited by4 opinions
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- People v. Earing, New York County Courts1911
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