In Re Swan

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1893-12-18

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Mb. Chief Justice Fullee, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court. "We reiterate what has so often been said before, that the writ of habeas corpus cannot be used to perform the office of a writ of error or appeal; but when no writ of error or appeal will lie, if a petitione…

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