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In the matter of the application of Tassos Tourtas for writ Habeas Corpus

June 20, 1910 - July 1, 1910

Petitioned on June 22, 1910

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

Case ID: hc.case.ne.1079

Case Summary

Tassos Tourtas was arrested for disturbing the peace in South Omaha on June 13 by Chief of Police, John Briggs, and brought before the Police Court on June 17. Tourtas was found guilty on June 20 and fined $100, costs, and held to 30 days of hard labor. Tourtas and attorney, John M. Macfarland, petitioned for habeas against John Briggs, E. F. Brailey, and Frank F. Osborn on June 22. Tourtas argued that he played no part in the disturbance and was being unlawfully detained. The writ of habeas was sustained, and Tourtas was released.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

  • Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

  • Disturbing the peace

Sites of significance

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

Douglas County District Court, Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 14: ca.1909 - July 1911, p. 413; Douglas County District Court, RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Roll 42: Doc. 14-317 to 14-422, Apr. 8, 1910 - Jul. 11,1910, No. 14-413 (microfilm)

Source material(s)

Docket | Case File

Length of case file

Between 6 and 10 pages

Related petitions

Repository(s)

State

  • Nebraska

Tag(s)

  • Riot

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 Tassos Tourtas for writ 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.1079

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