Case Summary

Thomas Sexton claimed to have been unlawfully imprisoned by John Briggs and Michael Corcoran. He was detained on suspicion of committing a crime in the state of Colorado. However, Colorado authorities had been given sufficient time to file proper leading proceedings and extradition, but never did. The writ was approved and Sexton was discharged from custody due to lack evidence.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Cause unspecified

Sites of significance

• South Omaha City Jail (South Omaha, Nebraska)

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

Douglas County District Court, Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 16: ca.1913-1914, p. 83; Douglas County District Court, RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Roll 53: Doc. 16-1 to 16-122, Mar. 18, 1913 - Jul. 11, 1913, No. 16-83 (microfilm)

Source material(s)

Docket | Case File

Length of case file

Between 11 and 20 pages

Repository(s)

• History Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska)
• Douglas County District Court (Omaha, Nebraska)

State

• Nebraska

Point(s) of law cited

Section 330, pg. 2481 of the Compiled Statues of Nebraska

People

• Briggs, John (holding party)
• Briggs, John (respondent)
• Corcoran, Michael (holding party)
• Corcoran, Michael (respondent)
• Sexton, Thomas (petitioner)
• Sexton, Thomas (bound party)
• Troupe, A. C. (Troup) (judge)
• O’Sullivan, Eugene D. (E. D.) (petitioner attorney)
• Jamieson, William Nicholas (Jameson) (petitioner attorney)