In re Rex

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Cunningham, J. :

This is an original proceeding in this court. The petitioner seeks by a writ of habeas corpus to be discharged from an alleged illegal detention at the hands of A. R. Jessup, sheriff of Finney county. The agreed statement of facts, upon which the case is submitted, shows that the petitioner was informed against in the district court of Hamilton county for a felony. Upon the request of the petitioner the venue was changed to Finney county, where he was convicted, on the 12th day of June, 1903, of a misdemeanor, and was,'on the 8th of…