Case Summary

George Brown was arrested and jailed upon an accusation of larceny. He claimed that he was arrested without proper warrant and petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted. After hearing the evidence, Brown was released.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Larceny

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

St. Louis Law Commissioner's Court, June Term 1855, No. 142

Source material(s)

Case File

Length of case file

Between 11 and 20 pages

Repository(s)

• Missouri State Archives-St. Louis (St. Louis, Missouri)

State

• Missouri

People

• Brown, George (bound party)
• Brown, George (petitioner)
• Dabin, Henry (holding party)
• Dabin, Henry (respondent)
• Dabin, Henry (responding party)
• Guion, James A. (respondent)
• Guion, James A. (responding party)
• Michau, Sangrain (respondent)
• Michau, Sangrain (responding party)
• Molair, Francis (respondent)
• Molair, Francis (responding party)
• Colvin, John W. (judge)

• Additional parties

  Timberlake, (marshal)

  McLean, (possible attorney)

  Leinemeyer, John H. (affiant)

  Levi, S. J. (notary public)