People Ex Rel. Lejcar v. Meyering

Plaintiff in error, William Lejcar, filed in the criminal court of Cook county a petition for writ of habeas corpus in which he alleged that he was unlawfully restrained of his liberty by defendant in error, the sheriff of Cook county, under a warrant issued on March 14, 1931, by the Governor of this State on the requisition of the Governor of Indiana. The writ of habeas corpus was issued and a return thereto filed by defendant in error. A hearing was had, which resulted in an order of said court quashing the writ and remanding plaintiff in error to the custody of the sheriff. A writ of error…