Case Summary

Margaret Kennedy was arrested and jailed upon an accusation of grand larceny. She petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, which was granted. After hearing the evidence, Kennedy was released.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Grand larceny

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

St. Louis Law Commissioners' Court, April Term 1855, No. 96

Source material(s)

Case File

Length of case file

Between 6 and 10 pages

Repository(s)

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

State

• Missouri

People

• Kennedy, Margaret (bound party)
• Kennedy, Margaret (petitioner)
• Felps, James A. (respondent)
• Felps, James A. (responding party)
• Felps, James A. (holding party)
• Colvin, John W. (judge)
• Cady, Charles F. (authority ordering detention)

• Additional parties

  Waite, Liberty (justice of the peace)