Habeas corpus
Summary
“Have the body”; a written order from a court of competent jurisdiction commanding anyone having a person in custody to produce such person at a certain time and place and to state the reasons why he or she is being held in custody. The court will determine whether the arrest was lawful or if a trial of the case is to be made on its merits.
Links
- History Draft [6 August 1838–30 December 1839]
- History, 1838–1856, volume C-1 [2 November 1838–31 July 1842]
- John Whitmer, History, 1831–circa 1847
- City Charter: Laws, Ordinances, and Acts, July 1842
- Times and Seasons, 15 August 1842
- Account of Hearing, 4 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Act to Incorporate the City of Nauvoo, 16 December 1840
- Affidavit from Daniel Avery, 28 December 1843
- Affidavit, 10 April 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Affidavit, 2 January 1843, Willard Richards Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Affidavit, 2 January 1843, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Affidavit, 3 October 1843–A [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Affidavit, 3 October 1843–B [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Affidavit, 4 February 1843–A [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Affidavit, 4 February 1843–B [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Appendix 1: Missouri Extradition Attempt, 1842–1843, Selected Documents, Introduction
- Appendix 2: Constitution of the Society of the Daughter of Zion, circa Late June 1838
- Appendix 3: Willard Richards, Journal Excerpt, 23–27 June 1844
- Appendix 5, Document 4. Draft Notes, 1844
- Appendix: Petition to Elias Higbee, circa 16 August 1838 [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Attachment, 4 February 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Bill from John Taylor, 5 August 1842
- Bill from Orson Spencer and Others, circa 14 January 1843
- Bill from William Law, 5 July 1842
- Bill of Costs, 30 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A ]
- Bill of Damages, 4 June 1839
- Capias, 15 December 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Capias, 16 July 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Case File Wrapper, circa May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Certificate, 21 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith ]
- Certification, 3 July 1843–A [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Complaint, 10 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Complaint, 4 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Complaint, 4 October 1843, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Complaint, 8 August 1842 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Costs, 4 February 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 1, 10 March 1844–1 March 1845
- Council of Fifty, Minutes, March 1844–January 1846; Volume 2, 1 March–6 May 1845
- Declaration, circa 17 August 1843 [ JS v. Reynolds and Wilson–A ]
- Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Wilford Woodruff
- Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Discourse, 30 June 1843, as Reported by William Clayton
- Discourse, 4 July 1843, as Reported by Willard Richards
- Docket Entry, 10 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, 10–circa 17 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, 12–circa 13 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, 18–31 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A ]
- Docket Entry, 1–circa 6 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Docket Entry, 2–circa 3 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, 30–31 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–B ]
- Docket Entry, 4–circa 26 April 1843 [ State of Illinois v. J. Hoopes and L. Hoopes on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, Affidavit, Motion, and Continuance, 2 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Docket Entry, Alias Capias, 24 May 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, Discharge, 25 May 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, Dismissal, 20 May 1845 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, Indictment, 18 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, Motion Overruled and Discharge, 5 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Docket Entry, Motion, 4 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Docket Entry, Petition and Order for Habeas Corpus, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Docket Entry, Pluries Capias, 16 July 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, Return of Habeas Corpus, Bond, and Order, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Docket Entry, circa 13 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. ]
- Docket Entry, circa 4 February 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Docket Entry, circa 8 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Execution, 15 January 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Execution, 26 April 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Execution, 26 April 1843 [ State of Illinois v. J. Hoopes and L. Hoopes on Habeas Corpus ]
- Execution, 30 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A ]
- Execution, 4 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Execution, 7 May 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Execution, 7 May 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Fee Bill, 7 May 1844 [ State of Illinois v. J. Hoopes and L. Hoopes on Habeas Corpus ]
- Habeas Corpus, 10 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Habeas Corpus, 10 August 1842, Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Habeas Corpus, 10 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Habeas Corpus, 10 October 1843, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Habeas Corpus, 12 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Habeas Corpus, 12 April 1844, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Habeas Corpus, 12 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. JS on Habeas Corpus ]
- Habeas Corpus, 13 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. ]
- Habeas Corpus, 13 June 1844, Copy [ State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. ]
- Habeas Corpus, 16 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A ]
- Habeas Corpus, 16 May 1844, Copy [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A ]
- Habeas Corpus, 19 November 1842 [ State of Illinois v. G. Brown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Habeas Corpus, 2 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Habeas Corpus, 2 April 1844, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Habeas Corpus, 23 November 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Finch ]
- Habeas Corpus, 23 November 1843, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Finch ]
- Habeas Corpus, 30 June 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Habeas Corpus, 30 June 1843, Copy [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Habeas Corpus, 30 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–B ]
- Habeas Corpus, 31 December 1842, Willard Richards Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Habeas Corpus, 31 December 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Habeas Corpus, 4 April 1843 [ State of Illinois v. J. Hoopes and L. Hoopes on Habeas Corpus ]
- Habeas Corpus, 4 February 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Habeas Corpus, 6 May 1844 [ F. M. Higbee v. JS on Habeas Corpus ]
- Habeas Corpus, 8 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Habeas Corpus, 8 August 1842 [ Extradition of Rockwell for Assault ]
- Habeas Corpus, 8 August 1842, Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Habeas Corpus, circa 16 August 1838, Draft [ State of Missouri v. JS et al. for Riot ]
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account
- Historian’s Office, Martyrdom Account, Draft
- History Draft [1 January–3 March 1843]
- History Draft [1 July–31 December 1842]
- History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843]
- History, 1838–1856, volume E-1 [1 July 1843–30 April 1844]
- Hyrum Smith, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Index to Nauvoo City Council Minute Book–B
- Introduction to Extradition of JS et al. for Treason and Other Crimes
- Introduction to Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault
- Introduction to Extradition of JS for Treason
- Introduction to JS v. Reynolds and Wilson
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus
- Introduction to State of Illinois v. J. Hoopes and L. Hoopes on Habeas Corpus
- Introduction to State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason
- Introduction to United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A and United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–B
- Jacob B. Backenstos and Stephen A. Douglas, Affidavit, 4 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 1, 21 December 1842–10 March 1843
- Journal, December 1841–December 1842
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 2, 10 March 1843–14 July 1843
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 3, 15 July 1843–29 February 1844
- Journal, December 1842–June 1844; Book 4, 1 March–22 June 1844
- Letter from Alanson Ripley, 10 April 1839
- Letter from Calvin A. Warren, 31 August 1841
- Letter from Edward Southwick, 7 August 1843
- Letter from Henry T. Hugins, 17 June 1844
- Letter from Henry T. Hugins, 6 June 1844
- Letter from James Adams, 17 December 1842
- Letter from John M. Bernhisel, 12 July 1841
- Letter from Justin Butterfield, 17 December 1842
- Letter from Justin Butterfield, 27 March 1843
- Letter from Thomas Ford, 22 June 1844
- Letter to Editor, circa 15 February 1843
- Letter to Editors, 6 May 1841
- Letter to Isaac Galland, 22 March 1839
- Letter to Justin Butterfield, 16 January 1843
- Letter to Presendia Huntington Buell, 15 March 1839
- Letter to Seymour Brunson and Nauvoo High Council, 7 December 1839
- Letter to Seymour Brunson and Nauvoo High Council, 7 December 1839, Copy
- Letter to Smith Tuttle, 9 October 1841
- Letter to Thomas Ford, 22 June 1844–B
- Letter to the Church and Edward Partridge, 20 March 1839
- Letter, Emma Smith to Thomas Carlin, 27 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Letterbook 2
- Lucy Mack Smith, History, 1845
- Mayor’s Order to Henry G. Sherwood, 8 December 1843
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, circa 16 December 1843–12 February 1844, Draft
- Memorial to the United States Senate and House of Representatives, circa 16 December 1843–12 February 1844, Thomas Bullock First Copy
- Minutes and Discourse, 6–8 April 1840
- Minutes and Discourses, 6–8 April 1844, as Reported by William Clayton
- Minutes and Discourses, 6–9 April 1844, as Reported by Thomas Bullock
- Minutes, 10 June 1844
- Minutes, 10 November 1842
- Minutes, 12 November 1842
- Minutes, 13 April 1844
- Minutes, 13 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Minutes, 14 December 1844
- Minutes, 14 November 1842
- Minutes, 16 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A ]
- Minutes, 30 June 1843–1 July 1843, James Sloan and William W. Phelps Draft [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Minutes, 30 June–1 July 1843, Edward Southwick Draft [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Minutes, 30 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A ]
- Minutes, 5 August 1842
- Minutes, 5 July 1842
- Minutes, 8 August 1842
- Minutes, 9 November 1842
- Minutes, 9 September 1842
- Mittimus, 11 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Mittimus, 11 April 1844, Copy [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Motion, 30 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–B ]
- Motion, 30 May 1844, Copy [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–B ]
- Nauvoo City Council Minute Book, 1841–1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, February 1844–January 1845
- Nauvoo City Council Rough Minute Book, January–November 1842
- Note, between 16 and 30 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A ]
- Order, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Order, 31 December 1842, Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Ordinance, 14 January 1843–B
- Ordinance, 14 January 1843–B, as Published in the Wasp
- Ordinance, 14 November 1842
- Ordinance, 14 November 1842, as Published in the Wasp
- Ordinance, 5 July 1842–A
- Ordinance, 5 July 1842–A, as Published in the Wasp –A
- Ordinance, 5 July 1842–A, as Published in the Wasp –B
- Ordinance, 8 August 1842
- Ordinance, 8 August 1842, Copy
- Ordinance, 8 August 1842, as Published in the Wasp
- Ordinance, 8 December 1843–A
- Ordinance, 8 December 1843–A, Thomas Bullock First Copy
- Ordinance, 8 December 1843–A, Thomas Bullock Second Copy
- Ordinance, 8 December 1843–A, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor –A
- Ordinance, 8 December 1843–A, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor –B
- Ordinance, 9 September 1842
- Ordinance, 9 September 1842, as Published in the Wasp
- Petition to Chauncey Robison, 26 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to Chauncey Robison, 26 December 1842, Draft [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to George O. Tompkins, between 9 and 15 March 1839 [ State of Missouri v. Gates et al. for Treason ]
- Petition to Nauvoo Municipal Court, 30 June 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Petition to Nauvoo Municipal Court, 8 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to Thomas Ford, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to Thomas Ford, 31 December 1842, Lyman Trumbull Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to the United States Circuit Court for the District of Illinois, 31 December 1842, Willard Richards Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition to the United States Circuit Court for the District of Illinois, 31 December 1842, William Clayton Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Petition, 10 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Petition, 12 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Petition, 13 June 1844 [ State of Illinois v. H. Smith et al. ]
- Petition, 16 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A ]
- Petition, 2 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Petition, 30 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–B ]
- Petition, 4 April 1843 [ State of Illinois v. J. Hoopes and L. Hoopes on Habeas Corpus ]
- Petition, 4 February 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Power of Attorney, 13 June 1843, Unidentified Scribe Copy–A [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Power of Attorney, 13 June 1843, Unidentified Scribe Copy–B [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Preamble and Resolutions, 14 January 1845, Draft
- Preamble and Resolutions, 14 January 1845, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Preamble and Resolutions, 14 January 1845, as Published in Times and Seasons
- Receipt to James Campbell, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Recognizance, 9 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Revelation, 12 July 1843 [D&C 132]
- Revised Minutes, 17 June 1844
- Revised Minutes, 17 June 1844, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor
- Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840
- Sidney Rigdon, Appeal to the American People, 1840, Second Edition
- Sidney Rigdon, Testimony, 1 July 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Statement of Account from Henry G. Sherwood, circa 10 November 1843
- Statement of Account from Taylor & Woodruff, circa 11 November 1843
- Statement of Expenses to Thomas King, 30 September 1841
- Subpoena, 12 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Subpoena, 13 December 1844–A [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Subpoena, 13 December 1844–B [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Subpoena, 15 December 1843–A [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Subpoena, 15 December 1843–B [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Subpoena, 16 July 1844–A [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Subpoena, 16 July 1844–B [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Subpoena, 18 May 1844 [ United States v. Jeremiah Smith on Habeas Corpus–A ]
- Subpoena, 3 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Subpoena, 4 February 1843–A [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Subpoena, 4 February 1843–B [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Subpoena, 4 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Subpoena, 6 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Summons, 10 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Summons, 2 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Transcript of Proceedings, 6 January 1843 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Trial Report, 5–19 January 1843, as Published in Reports [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Trial Report, 5–19 January 1843, as Published in the Sangamo Journal [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Trial Report, 8–26 July 1843, as Published in Nauvoo Neighbor [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Warrant, 1 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Greene et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Warrant, 10 April 1844 [ State of Illinois v. Colton on Habeas Corpus ]
- Warrant, 17 June 1843, Unidentified Scribe Copy–B [ Extradition of JS for Treason ]
- Warrant, 3 April 1843 [ State of Illinois v. J. Hoopes and L. Hoopes on Habeas Corpus ]
- Warrant, 3 February 1843, James Flack Copy [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Warrant, 3 February 1843, William Clayton First Copy [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Warrant, 3 February 1843, William Clayton Second Copy [ State of Illinois v. Goddard et al. on Habeas Corpus ]
- Warrant, 31 December 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Warrant, 4 October 1843 [ State of Illinois v. Drown on Habeas Corpus ]
- Wilson Law and Others, Affidavit, 4 January 1843, Willard Richards Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- Wilson Law and Others, Affidavit, 4 January 1843, Justin Butterfield Copy [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]
- “A History, of the Persecution, of the Church of Jesus Christ, of Latter Day Saints in Missouri,” December 1839–October 1840
- “Extract, from the Private Journal of Joseph Smith Jr.,” July 1839
- “Latter Day Saints,” 1844
- “Persecution,” 15 August 1842 [ Extradition of JS for Accessory to Assault ]