Case Summary

Barney Slomen is arrested by John H. Boyle for possessing an alleged grains of morphium (derivitive of opium and coca leaves) and he and Smith were indicted separately and both sentenced to five months (Slomen to Pierce County Jail.) Slomen petitions, alleging unfair trial and the sentencing was without authority of law.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Carceral

Petition subtype(s)

• Drug use

Sites of significance

• Pierce County Jail (Tacoma, Washington)

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Unknown

Case Citation

RG21 US District Courts, Western District of Washington, Seattle, Records of the Northern Division, Case Files, 1890-1972, No. 3375

Source material(s)

Case File

Length of case file

Between 11 and 20 pages

Repository(s)

• National Archives and Records Administration, Seattle Branch, Washington (Seattle, WA) (Seattle, Washington)

State

• Washington

People

• Smith, Harry (petitioner)
• Smith, Harry (bound party)
• Slomen, Barney (petitioner)
• Slomen, Barney (bound party)
• Sullivan, John J. (petitioner attorney)
• Beeler, J. G. (petitioner attorney)
• Allen, Clay (respondent attorney)
• Martin, Winter S. (respondent attorney)
• Neterer, Jeremiah (judge)
• Boyle, John H. (holding party)

• Additional parties

  Hughes (Justice, Supreme Court;) Pitney (Justice, Supreme Court;) Lamar (Justice;) Bradley (Supreme Court;) Crosby. Frank L. C. (Clerk;) Adam Beele (Notary Public)