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Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
Abstract:
The writ of habeas corpus ("you have the body") ordered a lower court or public officer to bring a defendant into the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Judicature. This small collection of writs of habeas corpus includes one colonial example; the others are from the early national period. Almost .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Supreme Court of Judicature (New York)
Abstract:
Writs of procedendo are orders from the Supreme Court of Judicature directing the sheriff of New York City and County to deliver a defendant in a proceeding before the Court of Common Pleas for the City and County of New York (known as the Mayor's Court) into the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. The .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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