Case Name: Robert Harrison's Case
Court: United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1804-03-26
Citations: 1 Cranch 159
Docket Number: 
Parties: Robert Harrison’s Case.
Judges: 
Reporter: Reports of cases argued and determined in the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia (District of Columbia - reported by Mackey)
Volume: 1
Pages: 159–159

Head Matter:
Robert Harrison’s Case.
Upon petition for habeas corpus, the petitioner must produce a copy of the warrant of commitment, or an affidavit that the jailer refused to give a copy.
Petition for habeas corpus. Robert Harrison was committed for leaving his ship. (Act of Congress, June 20, 1790, c. 51, § 7.) [1 Stat. at Large, 134.]
Discharged.

Opinion:
The Court
required a petition in writing, and a production of the warrant of commitment, or a copy, or affidavit of refusal of the jailer to give a copy.