MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.
The rule that the writ of habeas corpus cannot be made use of as a writ of error being firmly established, the contention of appellant's counsel is that the judgment of the Circuit Court, the judgment of this court and the action of the Circuit Court in pursuance of our mandate, are wholly void because he was denied "the assistance of counsel for his defence," that is, the...
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