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IN RE MORRISSEY

No. 931.

137 U.S. 157 (1890)

11 S.Ct. 57

34 L.Ed. 644

In re MORRISSEY, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided November 17, 1890.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Henry W. Putnam and Mr. Daniel Noyes Kirby for the petitioner.

Mr. Solicitor General opposing.

MR. JUSTICE BREWER delivered the opinion of the court.

This case, appealed from the Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, presents, like that of Grimley, Petitioner, just decided, a question arising on habeas corpus as to the right of the petitioner, an enlisted soldier, to be discharged from military custody. An effort was made to bring this case here by writ of error; but that was abandoned, and an appeal rightfully substituted. In...

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