Prisoner-rights ruling: orders a detainee freed at once and reprimands arbitrary detention — the law…

Departmental State Papers, Monterey, tomo I–VIII · BANC MSS C-A 43, document 764

Prisoner-rights ruling: orders a detainee freed at once and reprimands arbitrary detention — the law forbids holding anyone 'más de 3 días sin declararlo bien preso'; henceforth account of every *causa* within 3 days of its start, per art. 99 of the 10 Jun 1837 decree (p.638–9); + a demanda against the Alcalde 1º de Branciforte for *injurias* to the wife of Rafael Castro, to be tried with witnesses & Castro's apoderado (p.640–1).

Date1844-10-26 (exact)
FromJuan Malarín (Tribunal Superior)
ToJuez de 1ª Instancia
SeriesDepartmental State Papers, Monterey
TomoI–VIII (volume range; this entry is not resolved to one tomo)
Original tomo pagep.638–641
Savage copy page—
Scan leafn376
Document typeabstract
SourceSavage abstract

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How to cite this documentJuan Malarín (Tribunal Superior) to Juez de 1ª Instancia, 1844-10-26, Departmental State Papers, Monterey, I–VIII, p.638–641, Archives of California, C-A 43, Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley. [the tomo is given as the volume’s full range: this entry has not been resolved to a single tomo within I–VIII]Cite the document by series, tomo and original tomo page, as the literature does; the C-A number locates it in the repository. To cite this catalogue entry itself, use https://archivesofcalifornia.com/record/ca43/ca43-d764.html
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