Mary G v. Souder

STONE, Judge.

The petitioner in this original proceeding in habeas corpus (to whom we refer as Mary that her three minor children may not be identified with this recordation of their mother’s sordid conduct) is held by the Sheriff of Douglas County, Missouri, under a “capias execution” which states that Mary “was convicted of the offense of contempt of court and her punishment was assessed at a term of thirty days in the county jail.” Mary’s conviction was upon a verified information filed by the Prosecuting Attorney of Douglas County under Section 211.400, 1 in a separate case styled State of…