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RIGGINS v. UNITED STATES

No. 169.

199 U.S. 547 (1905)

26 S.Ct. 147

50 L.Ed. 303

RIGGINS v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 11, 1905.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Lawrence Cooper for appellant.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Purdy for the United States.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.

It is settled that the writ of habeas corpus will not issue unless the court under whose warrant petitioner is held is without jurisdiction, and that it cannot be used merely to correct errors. Ordinarily the writ will not be granted when there is a remedy by writ of error or appeal, yet in rare and exceptional cases...

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