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20 Tex. 828

Sheldon v. Boyce

Texas Supreme Court

Decided July 1, 1858

Texas Supreme Court · decided 1858-07-01

Tried below before the Hon. Peter W. Gray. Petition of O. S. Sheldon, for writ of habeas corpus, to R. P. Boyce, Marshall of the city of Houston, by whom petitioner alleged he was illegally confined in the jail of said city. Writ issued, and returned executed by bringing the body of the petitioner before his honor, Judge Gray, June 8th, 1855, together with the writ of commitment, by which he was held. Continued on application of petitioner until June 9th.

Cited by 1 later decisions — most recently January 1915

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Decided 1858-07-01

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Wheeler, J.

¶1The questions discussed so much at length at the bar by counsel, are not raised by the record, and consequently are not before the Court for decision. It does not appear by what proceeding, or upon what charge, or upon conviction for what offence, the appellant was in custody. For aught that appears, his confinement was legal; there is nothing to enable this Court to determine that the judgment of the District Court was not legal and proper.

¶2It is scarcely necessary to say, that the agreed statement of the case, by counsel, not approved by the Judge, and made up months after the trial, is not such a statement of facts as this Court can recognize, if indeed the statement embodied the facts assumed in argument, which it does not. The judgment is affirmed.

¶3Judgment affirmed.

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