McCoy v. Harris

By petition for a writ of habeas corpus, McCoy questions the right of the warden to detain him in the State Prison. The return of the warden shows as his authority for detaining McCoy a judgment and sentence of the district court, and a warrant of arrest issued by the State Board of Pardons. The traverse to the return attacks the validity of this warrant of arrest and the proceedings thereunder, raising the following questions:

1. Was McCoy brought back into the state without extradition proceedings and against his will and, if so, does such action invalidate the order of the Board of Pardons…