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Certiorari As Used By The Supreme Court In The Interest Of Harmony Of Opinion And Uniformity Of The Law, W. W. Graves
Certiorari As Used By The Supreme Court In The Interest Of Harmony Of Opinion And Uniformity Of The Law, W. W. Graves
University of Missouri Bulletin Law Series
It is not my purpose to discuss the writ of certiorari in general, but only such writ as used by the Supreme Court and as directed to the several Courts of Appeals in the interest of harmony of the case law of the state. But whilst this is the purpose I have in mind, yet some general thoughts are not inappropriate. In Missouri we have no general statutes covering the subject of certiorari, as we have covering prohibition, mandamus, habeas corpus and quo warranto. In most respects we use the writ as recognized at common law, and it is no …