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Bryant v. United States, 167 U.S. 104 (1897)
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Bryant v. United States, 167 U.S. 104 (1897)
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Bryant v. United States No. 779 Argued April 26, 1897 Decided May 10, 1897 167 U.S. 104
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
Syllabus
Ornelas v. Ruiz, 161 U.S. 602, followed to the point that if in extradition proceedings the committing magistrate had jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the accused, and the offense charged is within the terms of the treaty of extradition, and the magistrate, in arriving at a decision to hold the accused, has before him competent legal evidence on which to exercise his judgment as to whether the facts are sufficient to establish the criminality of the accused for the purposes of extradition, such decision cannot be reviewed on habeas corpus.
This was an appeal from a final order of the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York dismissing writs of habeas corpus and certiorari sued out by the appellant to obtain his release from the custody of the marshal of that district and the warden of the jail of the City and County of New York.
The proceedings were originally instituted by a complaint made before a commissioner of the circuit court, duly authorized to act in cases of extradition, by her Britannic Majesty’s Consul General at the City of New York, who charged the appellant with the crimes of forgery, larceny, embezzlement, and false entries, committed in the City of London, and demanded his extradition under Article X of the Treaty of November 10, 1842, and Article I of the treaty supplemental thereto, of March 25, 1890.
The commissioner held that the evidence clearly showed that the appellant had been guilty of a crime specifically mentioned in the treaty stipulations between the two countries, and accordingly held him to await the action of the Secretary of State and the final warrant of delivery. Appellant thereupon sued out from the circuit court writs of habeas corpus and certiorari, but that court, holding that there was legal evidence upon which the commissioner could properly exercise his judgment as to the guilt or innocence of the accused, dismissed the writs and remanded the prisoner to the custody of the Marshal for the Southern District of New York. From that order petitioner appealed to this Court.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Bryant v. United States, 167 U.S. 104 (1897) in 167 U.S. 104 167 U.S. 105. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4NU1SEPT9CBDDWG.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Bryant v. United States, 167 U.S. 104 (1897), in 167 U.S. 104, page 167 U.S. 105. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4NU1SEPT9CBDDWG.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Bryant v. United States, 167 U.S. 104 (1897). cited in 1897, 167 U.S. 104, pp.167 U.S. 105. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=4NU1SEPT9CBDDWG.
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