Thorpe v. Amrine

OPINION

By HORNBECK, PJ.

Plaintiff seeks in this action in habeas corpus to secure his release from the London Prison Farm where he is a prisoner under sentence of the Common Pleas Court of Summit County, Ohio.

It appears from the agreed statement of facts that plaintiff was indicted for, tried and convicted of the offense of criminal libel under §13383 GC and sentenced to the Ohio State Penitentiary for a period of not less than two (2) years nor more than five (5) years. Plaintiff was received at the Ohio Penitentiary October 3, 1936, transferred to the London Prison Farm on June 17, 1938.…