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Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA. Petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The writ was refused, and the petitioner appealed. The case is stated in the opinion. United States attorney for the Southern District of California, opposing.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
This is an appeal from a final judgment in the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of California, denying an application for a writ of habeas corpus.
The appellant, in his petition for the writ, represented that he was detained and imprisoned contrary to the Constitution and laws of the United States, under and by virtue of a war rant of commitment based upon a pretended judgment of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of California, adjudging him guilty of contempt of court, and sentencing him to six months’ imprisonment in jail,.
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