In Re Kader

Petitioner Dale Kader, in his application for writ of habeas corpus, claims that he is illegally imprisoned and restrained in the State prison of southern Michigan. We issued our writ to inquire into the matter and, in response to the ancillary writ of certiorari, we have the records pertaining to Kader’s detention. He was arrested in December of 1941, on the charge of indecent liberties with a 6-year-old female child. Qualified psychiatrists made a personal examination, filed written reports and testimony was taken in open court. On May 15, 1942, the circuit judge of Lenawee county adjudged…