People Ex Rel. Moss v. Pate

Petitioner brings this original habeas corpus action pursuant to section 22 of the Habeas Corpus Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1961, chap. 65, par. 22, subpar. 2,) seeking release from the penitentiary where he is confined under the following undisputed circumstances: On August 25, 1961, petitioner was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment in the Illinois State Farm at Vandalia by the municipal court of Chicago. On October 6, 1961, petitioner was returned to Chicago for a hearing in the criminal court of Cook County on a charge of violation of probation and was sentenced to the penitentiary for not…