1. Ex parte Royall, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, Argued January 7, 8, 1886. , March 1, 1886, Decided
OVERVIEW: Although a federal circuit court had jurisdiction to consider a state prisoner's pretrial petition for a writ of habeas corpus, the court, in its discretion, was permitted to dismiss the petition until state criminal proceedings were completed.
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