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EX PARTE ROYALL, 112 U. S. 181 (1884)
112 U. S. 181U.S. Supreme Court
Ex Parte Royall, 112 U.S. 181 (1884)
Ex Parte Royall
Submitted October 14, 1884
Decided November 10, 1884
112 U.S. 181
Syllabus
The Act of March 27, 1868, 15 Stat. 44, took from this Court the jurisdiction to review on appeal a decision of a circuit court upon a writ of habeas corpus. The Court has no jurisdiction to review it on a writ of error.
This was a motion for leave to file a petition for a writ of certiorari. The objects of the writ and the grounds for the motion are stated in the opinion of the Court.