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In the matter of the application of Peter Doyle to be discharged from imprisonment by writ of Habeas Corpus

September 5, 1867

Petitioned on September 5, 1867

Filed before the Douglas County District Court (Omaha, Nebraska)

Case ID: hc.case.ne.0774

Case Summary

Peter Doyle, petitioner, was detained by William P. Snowden and then filed for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. Judge Lake approved the petition and Doyle was released from custody.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

  • Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

  • Cause unspecified

Sites of significance

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 2: General Index Books & Court Journals, Vol. D: Jul. 1 1867 - Aug. 9 1869, p. 74

Source material(s)

Journal

Length of case file

5 or fewer pages

Repository(s)

State

  • Nebraska

People

Citation

Katrina Jagodinsky, Cory Young, Andrew Varsanyi, Laura Weakly, Karin Dalziel, William Dewey, Erin Chambers, Greg Tunink. “In the matter of the application of Peter Doyle to be discharged from imprisonment by writ of Habeas Corpus.” Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West, 1812-1924, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://petitioningforfreedom.unl.edu/cases/item/hc.case.ne.0774

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