State v. Reeves

Relator alleges that he is illegally confined in the state penitentiary, and prays that the board of control of that institution be ordered to produce his body in court or show cause why he is detained. The board, through its president, answers that it is advised that the detention is legal, and it refers to a judgment of the district court for the parish of Rapides, annexed to relat- or’s petition, and to the commitment and warrant from the court annexed to its return. The facts are that relator was prosecuted by indictment upon a charge of shooting with intent to kill and murder, a crime…