Brown v. United States
U.S. Circuit Court for the Northern District of Georgia
[Petition for a writ of habeas corpus by Brown on behalf of Dock Bridges. The petition set forth that Bridges was tried and convicted in the superior court of Randolph county upon an indictment for perjury, and was confined in the Georgia state penitentiary in execution of the sentence of the said court.] [The indictment was as follows: [“Georgia, Randolph County, &c.
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[Petition for a writ of habeas corpus by Brown on behalf of Dock Bridges. The petition set forth that Bridges was tried and convicted in the superior court of Randolph county upon an indictment for perjury, and was confined in the Georgia state penitentiary in execution of the sentence of the said court.] [The indictment was as follows: [“Georgia, Randolph County, &c. The grand jury, &c., in the name and behalf of the citizens of Georgia, charge and accuse Dock Bridges (and four others) of the state aforesaid, of perjury: [“For that the said Dock Bridges, &c., on the 22d day of October, A. D.…
1Opinion of the Court
[The following is the opinion delivered in the district court:]
2 [ERSKINE, District Judge.
From the earliest period of the common law, no freeman could be detained in prison except upon a criminal charge, or civil action. In the former case, it was always in his power to demand of the supreme court of criminal jurisdiction in the kingdom, a habeas cor*100pus, commanding the party restraining him to produce the body before the court, with the cause of detention, that it might inquire into its sufficiency, and either remand, bail or discharge the prisoner. This ancient barrier against oppression…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- In re Estate of WoodworthCalifornia Supreme Court · 1867
- Commonwealth v. TenneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
- In re RingCalifornia Supreme Court · 1865
- In re MasonMichigan Supreme Court · 1860
- People v. KellyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1869
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3Cited by30 opinions
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Ex Parte RoyallSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Huntington v. AttrillSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Sunal v. LargeSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- In Re NeagleSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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