Case Summary

A complaint was filed and issued according to Chapter Number 198 of the Laws of Nebraska where Stout placed tobacco within cigarette paper and then rolled that into the form of a cigarette and smoked it. Stout alleged that the facts in the complaint did not constitute any offense under the laws of Nebraska. It was ruled that Edward Stout was unlawfully deprived of his liberty and was discharged from custody.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Manufacturing a cigarette

Sites of significance

• Unspecified Jail (, )

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

Douglas County District Court, Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 10: ca.1905 (second half), p. 163; Douglas County District Court, RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Roll 23: Doc. 10-79 to 10-201, Nov. 1, 1905 - Feb. 20, 1906, No. 10-163 (microfilm)

Source material(s)

Docket | Case File

Length of case file

Between 11 and 20 pages

Repository(s)

• History Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska)
• Douglas County District Court (Omaha, Nebraska)

State

• Nebraska

People

• Stout, Edward (petitioner)
• Stout, Edward (bound party)
• McHugh, William D. (petitioner attorney)
• Dempsey, Michael F. (respondent)
• Dempsey, Michael F. (responding party)
• Dempsey, Michael F. (holding party)
• Day, George A. (judge)
• Lee, Thomas H. (respondent attorney)

• Additional parties

  Kennedy, Howard (judge)

  Broadwell, Frank A. (clerk)

  Grossmann, John H. (deputy)

  Burka, Louis (police magistrate)