Legal Opinion
Wigchert v. Lockhart
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided February 25, 1946No. 15,699PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Alter
This is an action in which John Wigchert sought his release from custody under a writ of habeas corpus. Upon hearing, the trial court denied his application for discharge on the writ and entered its judgment of dismissal.' To review the judgemnt denying petitioner’s release and remanding him to custody, he sued out this writ of error.
Wigchert was arrested in Delta County, Colorado, on the 16th day of October, 1945, by R. R. Lockhart, the sheriff thereof, in obedience to a warrant issued by the governor of the state of Colorado. The issuance of said warrant was in compliance with the demand…
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- Ex Parte ReggelSupreme Court of the United States · 1885
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