In Re Schneider

in re schneider - 148 u.s. 157 (1893) u.s. supreme court in re schneider , 148 u.s. 157 (1893) in re schneider (no. 1) no number submitted march 13, 1893 decided march 14, 1893 148 u.s. 157 original syllabus a writ of error from this court does not lie to a judgment of the supreme court of the district of columbia dismissing the petition of a convict for a writ of habeas corpus. the petitioner, a prisoner confined in the jail of the district of columbia under a sentence of death, by his attorneys moved for a writ of error from this court to review a judgment of the supreme court of the district of columbia refusing to issue a writ of habeas corpus which had been prayed for in a petition to that court. page 148 u. s. 162 mr. chief justice fuller. the application for a writ of error or appeal is denied upon the authority of cross v. burke, 146 u. s. 82 ; in re heath, 144 u. s. 92 ; in re cross, 146 u. s. 271 ; cross v. united states, 145 u. s. 571 . see also railroad co. v. grant, 98 u. s. 398 ; dennison v. alexander, 103 u. s. 522 ; united states v. wanamaker, 147 u. s. 149 .