Wells v. Pridgen
Supreme Court of Georgia
Habeas corpus. Before Judge Henson. City court of Douglas, January 23, 1922.
1Opinion of the CourtHines, J.
This was a proceeding by Prances Wells, the wife of Sweet Wells, against J. D. Pridgen, the warden of the chain-*398gang of Coffee County, for the writ of habeas corpus, to secure the discharge of Sweet Wells from the custody and restraint of said warden, on the ground that Wells was illegally restrained of his liberty; and for his restoration to his liberty. The petition for the writ of habeas corpus set up these facts: On or about March 15, 1919, Sweet Wells was arrested by the sheriff of Coffee County, and incarcerated in the jail of that county, without bail, under a charge of murder, and was…
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