Yeah, cause Lincoln unconstitutionally violated the judicial system of the United States by ignoring the ruling.
It should be noted that Merryman had participated in treasonous acts when arrested
Yet he was never charged with treason, therefore his arrest was in violation of habeas corpus.
Mercy atttended everything Lincoln did. Merryman was exceedingly lucky not to be hanged.
Though it was often the case that Lincoln's government executed people without due process, in order for Merryman to have been hanged legally, he would have first had to have been charged with a crime and then convicted of that crime and sentenced to hanging. No such act ever occurred.
Such as? Names?
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