In re Durant
Supreme Court of Vermont
Habeas Corpus. Heard by Veazey, J., November 7, 1887, and passed by him, with consent of counsel, to the Supreme Court. Petition dismissed.
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Habeas Corpus. Heard by Veazey, J., November 7, 1887, and passed by him, with consent of counsel, to the Supreme Court. Petition dismissed. The first warrant issued against the relator was as follows : STATE OE VERMONT, ) . ORLEANS COUNTY, £ BS’ • To any sherifi: or constable in the State, greeting : By the authority of the State of Vermont, you are hereby commanded to apprehend the body of Luther L. Durant, of Montpelier, in the county of Washington, and have him forthwith to appear before the County Court, in and for said county, at Newport, to answer to a complaint charging him with…
1Opinion of the Court
*179The opinion of the court was delivered by
Veazey, J.
This cause which is á habeas corpus proceeding was transmitted into the Supreme Court, under the statute, and was hoard by the whole court.
It is agreed that the relator was indicted for perjury by the grand jury at the September Term of Orleans County Court, 1887 ; that upon the bill being returned and filed, a warrant for the arrest of the relator was immediately issued, signed by the clerk, while the court was in session, and was put into the hands of L. D. Miles, the sheriff of said county for service; that, on the 28th day of September,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. BrewsterSupreme Court of Vermont · 1835
- In re MilesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1880
- Administrator of Whitcomb v. CookSupreme Court of Vermont · 1866
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- Gibson v. HolmesSupreme Court of Vermont · 1905
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