Ex parte Woodburn
Nevada Supreme Court
APPLICATION ■ by W. Woodburn, in behalf of Edward Hall, for a writ of habeas corpus for the discharge of Edward Hall from imprisonment. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
NoRCRoss, C. J.:
The said Edward Hall, upon whose behalf the petition was filed, is held in confinement in the state prison under a commitment, issued on the 4th day of May, 1907, ordering him to be imprisoned for the term of three years. He claims that he is entitled to be discharged from confinement under the provisions of an act of the legislature entitled "An act to provide for the government of the state prison of the State of Nevada and repealing other acts, so far as they conflict with the provisions of this act? approved March 13, 1909 (Stats. 1909, p. 98, c. 96).
It is…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Ex parte DarlingNevada Supreme Court · 1881
3Cited by6 opinions
- Miller v. BurkNevada Supreme Court · 2008
- Holloway v. BarrettNevada Supreme Court · 1971
- Stocks v. StocksNevada Supreme Court · 1947
- In re MelosevichNevada Supreme Court · 1913
- Opinion to the GovernorSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1960
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.