May v. Hoffman

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Robb, J.:

This is an original proceedings for a writ of habeas corpus filed by petitioner, Charles C. May, wherein he challenged the legality of his detention in the state penitentiary at Lansing.

Facts gleaned from the record show that petitioner was sentenced by the district court of Reno county to a term of from one to ten years for the crime of second degree forgery. He began serving the sentence in July, 1947. He escaped from the penitentiary at Lansing in August, 1947, but was recaptured and returned in November, 1947.

Petitioner claims that he was…