Supreme Court of the United States

Fisher v. Baker

October 9, 2010203 U.S. 174

Summary

The Court dismissed a writ of error challenging the denial of habeas corpus in the Philippine Islands. While noting the suspension was moot after revocation, the Court ruled that habeas corpus is a civil proceeding reviewable only by appeal, not by writ of error, under the Philippine Act of July 1, 1902.