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In Re David H. Oliver, Habeas Corpus

December 26, 1923

Filed before the Lancaster County District Court (Lincoln, Nebraska)

Case ID: hc.case.ne.0761

Case Summary

Attorney David H. Oliver petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus, which was dismissed by the court at Oliver's costs. Newspaper reports from the same week report Oliver faced concerns over gambling debts that may be tied to this petition.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

  • Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

  • Cause unspecified

Outcome

Writ dismissed

Fate of bound party

Unknown

Case Citation

RG207 Lancaster County Subgroup 9: Series 4 Daily Journal #91: July 1923-March 1924, p. 358

Source material(s)

Journal

Repository(s)

State

  • Nebraska

People

Citation

Katrina Jagodinsky, Cory Young, Andrew Varsanyi, Laura Weakly, Karin Dalziel, William Dewey, Erin Chambers, Greg Tunink. “In Re David H. Oliver, Habeas Corpus.” Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West, 1812-1924, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://petitioningforfreedom.unl.edu/cases/item/hc.case.ne.0761

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