Parks v. Hughes
New Mexico Supreme Court
Application for writ of habeas corpus by John Parks and Charlie Parks against Thomas Hughes, superintendent of New Mexico State Penitentiary.
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT.
ROBERTS, J.
Petitioners were convicted in the district court of Grant county of murder in the second degree, and were sentenced to imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term of not less than 90 years nor more than 99 years. From the judgment they appealed to this court. After the appeal had been granted the district judge of Grant county entered an order, reciting that the county jail of Grant county “is not a safe place in which to detain the said defendants during the pendency of their appeal heretofore allowed to the Supreme Court,” and ordering the defendants…
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