Shapley v. Cohoon
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts; James M. Morton, Jr., Judge. Habeas corpus by Sarah Chandler Shapley, by her next friend, James A. Keown, against Elisha ?T. Cohoon. From a decree of dismissal, petitioner appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, District Judge.
This is a habeas corpus proceeding, and it is seen, at the outset, that our own jurisdiction is in question because the petitioner claims that she has been deprived of her rights under a system of state laws and under state proceedings which offend the federal Constitution.
The case is here on appeal from a decree of the District Court of the United States dismissing the petition.
Looking at the opinion of Judge Morton, it is seen that the dis^ missal was upon the ground that the grievance should have been presented to the highest state court, beioi*e invoking the…
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