State ex rel. Walker v. Dobson
Supreme Court of Missouri
Certiorari. This is a proceeding by certiorari commanding respondent to certify to this court a certain petition for a writ of hateas corpus filed before him by Foster Pollard and Frank Harris. (1) The petition for hateas corpus filed in this cause is incomplete, imperfect, and does not conform to the rules of pleading applicable to cases of this kind.
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Certiorari. This is a proceeding by certiorari commanding respondent to certify to this court a certain petition for a writ of hateas corpus filed before him by Foster Pollard and Frank Harris. (1) The petition for hateas corpus filed in this cause is incomplete, imperfect, and does not conform to the rules of pleading applicable to cases of this kind. It does'not set forth facts sufficient to enable the judge to whom it is directed to act intelligently in the case; it does not set out a copy of the warrant of commitment, nor the authority under which the petitioners are held. Church, Hab.…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, J.
One of the judges of this division, at the instance of the attorney general, issued a writ of certiorari directed to respondent, commanding that he certify to this division of this court, a certain petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed before him by Foster Pollard and Frank Harris, together with all such other papers which were on file in said proceeding, or of record therein.
Complying with our said writ, in obedience thereto, the respondent certified to this court the petition aforesaid and all accompanying papers, etc., on inspection whereof we entered a judgment and order quashing…
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