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Periodical U.S. Reports: Ex Parte: William Wells, 59 U.S. (18 How.) 307 (1856).

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Title

  • U.S. Reports: Ex Parte: William Wells, 59 U.S. (18 How.) 307 (1856).

Names

  • Wayne, James Moore (Judge)
  • Supreme Court of the United States (Author)

Created / Published

  • 1855

Headings

  • -  habeas corpus
  • -  Murder
  • -  Law
  • -  Law Library
  • -  Supreme Court
  • -  United States
  • -  Government Documents
  • -  Judicial review and appeals
  • -  Jurisdiction and venue
  • -  Correctional facilities and imprisonment
  • -  Executive powers
  • -  Criminal law and procedure
  • -  Constitutional law
  • -  Homicide
  • -  Sentencing
  • -  U.S. Reports
  • -  Common law
  • -  Court opinions
  • -  Judicial decisions
  • -  Court cases
  • -  Court decisions
  • -  Statutory construction
  • -  Pardons
  • -  Capital punishment
  • -  Life imprisonment
  • -  Periodical

Genre

  • Periodical

Notes

  • -  Description: U.S. Reports Volume 59; Howard Volume 18; December Term, 1855; Ex Parte: In the Matter of William Wells, on a Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Call Number: KF101
  • Series: Criminal Law and Procedure
  • Series: Volume 59

Source Collection

  • U.S. Reports

Online Format

  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Wayne, James Moore, and Supreme Court Of The United States. U.S. Reports: Ex Parte: William Wells, 59 U.S. 18 How. 307. 1855. Periodical. https://www.loc.gov/item/usrep059307/.

APA citation style:

Wayne, J. M. & Supreme Court Of The United States. (1855) U.S. Reports: Ex Parte: William Wells, 59 U.S. 18 How. 307. [Periodical] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/usrep059307/.

MLA citation style:

Wayne, James Moore, and Supreme Court Of The United States. U.S. Reports: Ex Parte: William Wells, 59 U.S. 18 How. 307. 1855. Periodical. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/usrep059307/>.