Habeas corpus : rethinking the great writ of liberty / Eric M Freedman.

New York; London : New York Univ Pr, 2001.

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Habeas corpus -- History -- United States.

Habeas corpus -- United States.

Part I: 1. Introduction to part I

2. The Origins of the suspension clause

3. The Opinion in Ex parte Bollman

4. Bollman's errors - I

5. Bollman's errors - II

6. Some suggestive court decisions

7. Conclusion to part I

Part II: 8. Introduction to part II

9 The Legal proceedings in Frank: the first round

10. The Legal proceedings in Frank: federal habeas corpus

11. From Frank to Moore

12. The Legal proceedings in Moore: the state criminal proceedings

13. The Legal proceedings in Moore: the state collatoral proceedings

14. The Legal proceedings in Moore: the federal habeas corpus proceedings

15. Frank v. Moore: the legal and historical explanations

Part III: 16. Introduction to part III

17. Backdrop to the construction of a Piltdown Man

18. The Drafting of Brown: the core

19. The Drafting of Brown: the periphery

20. The Brown opinions

21. The Pre-Bator context of Brown

22. Understanding Brown

Part IV: 23. Epilogue: habeas corpus as a protector of individual liberty in a federal system.

Includes index.

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