Case Summary

Stanley Fox was charged with statutory rape and default of bail on September 15th, 1919. He filed a petition for habeas corpus on September 18, 1919, in which he argued that there was insufficient evidence to hold him. The writ was denied on September 26th, 1919. Stanley Fox motioned for a new trial the next day again arguing that there was insufficient evidence to deny his writ. The motion for a new trial was denied, so he appealed to the Supreme Court of Nebraska. The Supreme Court of Nebraska heard his case in the January term of 1920. The court agreed with the original decision and decided in favor of the defendant. Stanley Fox remained in custody.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Statutory rape
• Default of bail

Sites of significance

• Douglas County Jail (Omaha, Nebraska)

Outcome

Writ denied

Fate of bound party

Remained in custody

Case Citation

Douglas County District Court, Omaha, NE, RG230: Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series: Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 21: ca. 1919, p. 605; Douglas County District Court, Omaha, NE, RG230: Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Reel 87: Doc. 21-605 to 21-724, Sep. 18, 1919 - Nov. 6, 1919, No. 21-605

Source material(s)

Docket | Case File

Length of case file

Between 11 and 20 pages

Repository(s)

• Douglas County District Court (Omaha, Nebraska)

State

• Nebraska

People

• Jamieson, William Nicholas (Jameson) (petitioner attorney)
• O’Sullivan, Eugene D. (E. D.) (petitioner attorney)
• Shotwell, Abel V. (respondent attorney)
• Morrissey, Andrew Marcus (judge)
• Clark, Michael L. (respondent)
• Clark, Michael L. (responding party)
• Clark, Michael L. (holding party)
• Fitzgerald, James M. (authority ordering detention)
• Redick, William A. (judge)
• Fox, Stanely (petitioner)
• Fox, Stanely (bound party)

• Additional parties

  Lindsey, H. G. (supreme court clerk)

  Breene, G. B. (supreme court deputy)

  Smith, Robert (Clerk);