John Merryman, a leader in the secessionist group in Maryland, petitioned Chief Justice Roger B. Taney to issue a writ of habeas corpus, saying holding Merryman without a hearing was unlawful.

Among the pro-Confederates in the Maryland militia was Lieutenant John Merryman.

The rest of the Supreme Court had nothing to do with Merryman, and the other two justices from the South, John Catron and James Moore Wayne, acted as Unionists ; for instance, Catron's charge to a Saint Louis grand jury, saying that armed resistance to the federal government was treason, was quoted in the New York Tribune of July 14, 1861.

In addressing custom as a source of law within the civil law tradition, John Henry Merryman notes that, though the attention it is given in scholarly works is great, its importance is " slight and decreasing.

The band comprises vocalist Lenzig Leal, guitarists Steve Goldberg and Brian Hopp, drummer John Merryman and bassist Nick Schendzielos.

The duo recorded a demo EP titled Scrape My Lungs in 1993, but then took a break until 1996, when they recruited drummer John Merryman, guitarist Steve Goldberg and bassist Doug Williams.

* John Merryman – drums ( 1996 – present )

* Jonathan W. White Abraham Lincoln and Treason in the Civil War: The Trials of John Merryman ( Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2011 )( ISBN 0807143464 )

* John Merryman – drums

One month later, a Maryland militia captain, John Merryman, was arrested without a writ of habeas corpus.

John Merryman ( August 9, 1824 – November 15, 1881 ) was the petitioner in one of the best known habeas corpus cases of the American Civil War, a militia officer during the Civil War, and a Maryland politician.

These actions were addressed in Ex parte Merryman, the famous case of Maryland militia Captain John Merryman who was arrested by Union forces.

The band features John Merryman of Cephalic Carnage on drums, Jesse Quattro, Jessica Kinney, and Unhuman on vocals, and Trey Spruance ( credited as " The Enemy ") on bass, guitar and sampling.

* John Merryman – drums

* Drums – John Merryman of Cephalic Carnage