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In the matter of the application of Robert H. Johnson for a writ of Habeas Corpus

October 20, 1922 - October 30, 1922

Petitioned on October 20, 1922

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

Case ID: hc.case.ne.1384

Case Summary

On October 20, 1922, Robert Johnson filed for habeas against the sheriff of Douglas County. In his petition, Johnson explained that a false complaint was made against him by the City Prosecutor, Frank M. Dineen, under the charge of vagrancy on July 13, 1922 and that following his sentence in Police Court, an appeal in pending. Johnson argues that under such appeal the jurisdiction of the police court, which issued a new warrant without complaint while out on bond, had no authority to commit Johnson. A writ was issued, sustained, and Johnson was ordered to be released on October 27, 1922.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

  • Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

  • Vagrancy

Sites of significance

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Released from custody

Case Citation

Douglas County (NE) Criminal Appearance Docket Books, Vol. 25: ca. 1922 - 1923, p. 403; RG230 Douglas County Records, Subgroup 10: District Court, 1855-1972, Series 7: Criminal Case Files, 1897-1920, Roll 109: 25-348 to 25-454, Sep. 9, 1922 - Nov. 13, 1922, No. 25-403 (microfilm)

Length of case file

Between 21 and 30 pages

Repository(s)

State

  • Nebraska

Tag(s)

  • Punitive vagrancy
  • Politics

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 Robert H. Johnson for a 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.1384

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