, 1873-04-14
THE RAFFERTY, SUpEnsEOEAS,

SIN: So much has been said and writton about
tho superaodeaa in nafIerty's caso that hnvo
taken aomo pains to Ascertain tho facts and tho
condition Of the question.
When CAUSE haB boon finally passed. upon by
tho Supreme Court undor tho recent practico
Act iii ordor Of tiat Court, rUmanding tho same,
is usually fled and, after ton days notice to tho
adverse party, tho cause Is redocAoted In tho
court below. This Is the PRACTICE If proceedings
II, invitum, or against unwilling partios.
This bo1ng tho law, mn impression has prevailed
that Mr.. Rood, in Rafforty'a case, after its re-
moyal in the Supreme Court, rodockoted 1t With
out ia transcript Of tho ordor of the
Supreme Court rcmanding tho same, md With
out tho ten days notice" whereas, In fact, Mr..
Reed did not rodookot tho caso ut all. The caso
was rodockotol by tho defendant himself. The
records Of the Criminal Court say: "It appear
ing to tho Court, from certified copy OF tho
opinion Of tho Supreme Court, produced and
read 10 tho Court by The defendants attorney, TINT
the Judgment of tho Court In this catso hau
boon Reversed" etc., )" 1t is ordered TINT
thia causo be, and tho sano is horoby, redocket-
Cd"
This opinion set forth oil tho reaaons why tho
cauae waB reversed, and concluded nB follows,
"Judgmont Of tho court below must bc ro-
yorsod, and tho cause rcmanded. Judgment ro-
| yerBod.
Tho "ordor Of tho supramo Court remandng
tho caao," or what we know as a remittitur Of it.
had 1t boon filed, would have rcctod tho fact that
cludcl as follows:
"TAcreforo 1t Is considered By tho Court that,
for That error, and othars in tho record aud pro-
mi CoSrt of Gnos ron,utS IN thia +. 1,o%,,t rnn.
derod, DO royorsol. apnullei, sot nyido and for
nothing esteomod, aud Tint tho cause bo ro-
for such further proceedings as to a,o and ;stsce
! shaV auueyIai,l.' '''''N'
Tho romittitur, under the English law. con-
sisted Of the entire record. unf1a2 o,,r nra,et;ca
It consists Of the Inst order 'A Of tbn i Snnron,o
Court. Neithor The entire rooord. nor tho nrt1or
romandinc tho cnuso. nor anv ort1ar nf tho
Supreme Court, can riyo iurindictlon to ti,o
court below. Tho inTjaicfion of thnt conrt ia
tho original iurislction OF tho case. While It is
ponding in tic higher court. tbo lnriad;cton ~
balnw rcma,ns in nhovanca! hi whnn IL
Supreme Court finally nasses ,tnnn X that iur;as
iictiou reyiyos and attnchea Thsroforc liz
ordering Of tho case out Of the supron1o Court
IN smny oviience tint thn n,,,ta acia ~ tba orias
;rni jura1int;o,, IL ra,novaG c1 tiasasneo H.
romittitur in not tho nanonco Of tRe imr;sciinn
but simply the ovidonco Of fact upon which
Tho onoatio I IN til, coso th,rotoro ia Chm
tia iosapfnnt h;mscif wn;vn, tho 1,artI,ni,r ov;.
donco wl1icl, tl1o stntuto r;yos him t,e rialt Ia
hnye? Tic statute riyos him tie rirht to have
ronv If Tia ordor romandin1 In nssa ~ avi.
enca Of tho TACT thnt tie oontfol Of tie % sunromo
Conrt over tho caac has caaaed and ton i,avs'
notice Of thn notion tn reiockot! Can hn yaiva
| oither Or beth Of thaaa "'@N
This ia mt n ne,v nunat;on. nu, gpnroma
court bas docided TINT y NM, nnon rial fpr h;s
lie mny waIyo iii tie snfoennrds Intended Tor Lis
protection, ~ '' 0''@t A@>% 'A' ~~>1 '~@ 1N'4
In poon]e y. Rcatea ecaro. a51 thov tav !.
Ho may nleai, r1;lty md tl,;a donr;va bi,nas1f
Of ono Of tho most Jnluahle rinhta neo,roii to a
cit;zet.NtI,at of tri,, he imrv :"
Nov II n iofondant ~ nav ~ wyatvc evorvthinc Int
the gallovn, is there any doubt bnt that be NAV
accopt tho opiuion certified by the Clerk a. oyi-
donco Of a romanilinr. iustead of m order carH-
| fied bv tho aamo CiosR? Whit ia the order but
| an opitomt, Of tho on;uon
Tie etnt,te provides frat ch,ncea nj venue
mnv In rrnnfeti 11non thc nfI,Javt II t1,a cfnnsf
mt Ti3ia in tia founilation nf tia rrocecJinrs
In Pconlo y. Scatos. no nffidayit was fllod. but
oral anplication wan mnde and tho Stato'a Attor-
nov congeuted to tho chunge. The Court to
wh;ch thc causo Svaa so,,t lsn1faeei lin caeo ho
affidavit. Tho sup1onlo Court gssntod . man