YICK WO v. HOPKINS


118 U.S. 356 (1886)

YICK WO v. HOPKINS, SHERIFF. WO LEE v. HOPKINS, SHERIFF.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 10, 1886.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Hall McAllister, Mr. L.H. Van Schaick, and Mr. D.L. Smoot for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Alfred Clarke and Mr. H.G. Sieberst for defendant in error.


Mr. JUSTICE MATTHEWS delivered the opinion of the court.

In the case of the petitioner, brought here by writ of error to the Supreme Court of California, our jurisdiction is limited to the question, whether the plaintiff in error has been denied a right in violation of the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States. The question whether his imprisonment is illegal, under the constitution and laws of the State, is...

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