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· 3/29/1886

Ex Parte Fonda

Citations

  • 117 U.S. 516
  • 6 S. Ct. 848
  • 29 L. Ed. 994
  • 1886 U.S. LEXIS 1869

Syllabus

<p>A petition for a writ of habeas corpus alleged that the petitioner had been convicted in .a Circuit Court of the State of Michigan of embezzling the funds of a National Bank, and set forth various reasons why the conviction should be held to be in contravention of the Constitution and laws of the United States; but it showed no reason why the Supreme Court of the State -might not review the judgment, or why it should not be permitted to do so without interference by the courts of the United States: Held, That leave to file the petition should be denied.</p>

Judges: Waite

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