McNamara v. People

Plaintiff in error, George James McNamara, hereinafter called McNamara, by writ of error seeks to reverse a judgment of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

McNamara was charged in an information with being a fugitive from justice from the State of Iowa for the crime of bigamy. Thereafter, he filed his petition for writ of habeas corpus alleging that he was not a fugitive because he was not in Iowa at the time of the alleged offense. No warrant of commitment, or affidavit in lieu thereof, was attached to the petition.

No writ was ever issued, nor was any return…