People Ex Rel. Neville v. Ragen

On motion of Irene Neville, leave was granted to file an original petition for writ of habeas corpus on behalf of her brother, William O’Brien, who is being held in the Illinois State Penitentiary. The petition and answer of the warden of the penitentiary' show the following facts. On March 11, 1920, petitioner entered a plea of guilty in the criminal court of Cook county, to the crime of robbery while armed. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of years “not to exceed the maximum term fixed by statute” for such crime.

After entering the penitentiary, petitioner’s case was…