West v. Lainson

The petitioner, Daniel L. H. West, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the district court of Lee County, Iowa, against the respondent, Percy A. Lainson, warden of the Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison, Iowa. West seeks release from that penal institution. At the completion of the hearing the trial court annulled the writ and the petition was dismissed. The petitioner has appealed.

Appellant was indicted by the grand jury of Polk- County, Iowa, on February 7, 1941. The indictment was in two counts. In count 1, appellant was charged with the crime of forgery, it being alleged…