Collins v. Johnston
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. The facts, which involve questions raised under the 'Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments, and under an extradition treaty, as to the validity of the conviction and sentence of' appellant in a criminal court of California, aré stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pitney
This is an appeal, taken under § 238, Jud. Code, to review a final order of. the District Court of the United States for the Northern District of California denying appellant’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus to be addressed to appellee, as warden of the State Prison of the State of California, in whose custody appellant alleges he is held in violation of the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States. The petition was based upon § 753, Rev. Stat., and was denied under § 755 upon the ground that, on the face of it, the petitioner was not entitled to the writ.
Appellant is held…
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