Busse v. Barr
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Linn District Court.— Hon. Wm. Gr. Thompson, Judge. Appeal by plaintiff from an order of Vm. G. Thompson, judge of the district court of Linn county, in a habeas corpus proceeding, dismissing the plaintiff’s petition and remanding the plaintiff to the custody of the defendant, the warden of the State penitentiary at Anamosa, Iowa.—
1Per curiam
The appellant, being in the custody of the defendant under sentence of execution, on conviction of the crime of murder in the first degree, sued out a writ of habeas corpus before the judge of the district court of the county in which the State penitentiary in which he is confined is located, asking discharge for reasons which will be considered in detail. After a trial on the merits, the district judge dismissed his petition, and remanded him to defendant’s .custody, to await execution, which, after two postponements, has been set by the Governor of the State to take place on the 12th day of…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Hallinger v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
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- Harris v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- State v. SackettSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
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