Gilliland v. McClearn

*359Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice McWilliams.

Gilliland filed in the Denver District Court a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, naming therein as respondent one Alfred L. Capra, the then Manager of Safety and Excise and ex-officio sheriff of the City and County of Denver. After hearing, the trial court denied the petition on the ground that Gilliland was then being detained ón a valid Governor’s warrant based on a proper request from California authorities. By this writ of error Gilliland seeks reversal of the judgment dismissing his petition.

As above indicated, the petition was directed against…