Case Summary

Franklin Smith, the petitioner, filed for a Writ of Habeas Corpus which was approved by Judge Lake following the return of the Sheriff. Smith was then ordered to be discharged from custody.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Cause unspecified

Sites of significance

• Unspecified Jail (, )

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. G: Jun. 2 1873 - Jan. 2, 1875, p. 555

Source material(s)

Journal

Length of case file

No case file

Repository(s)

• History Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska)

State

• Nebraska

People

• Smith, Franklin D. (petitioner)
• Smith, Franklin D. (bound party)
• Lake, George B. (judge)