Legal Opinion

Pearce v. Texas

Supreme Court of the United States

Decided December 10, 1894No. 596PublishedCited by 49 opinions

ERROR TO THE COURT OE CRIMINAL APPEALS OE THE STATE OE TEXAS. Motion to dismiss or affirm. The case is stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Mr. Chiee Justice Fuller

delivered the opinion of the. court.

George A. Pearce was arrested in the State of Texas on. an executive warrant issued by the governor of that State, upon the requisition of the. governor of the State of Alabama, to be delivered up to the State of Alabama to answer two indictments against him in the city court of Mobile, Alabama, each charging him with embezzlement and grand larceny; and while in the custody of the agent of the State of Alabama to be transported to Mobile for trial upon said indictments he sued out a writ of habeas corpus before the judge of the 42d…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ex Parte ReggelSupreme Court of the United States · 1885

3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Michigan v. DoranSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Munsey v. CloughSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
  3. Whitten v. TomlinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
  4. Pierce v. CreecySupreme Court of the United States · 1908
  5. Benson v. HenkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1905

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