State v. Kelsey

On February 18, 1924, Frank P. Kelsey presented to the district court of Millard county his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, in which he alleged that he was illegally restrained of his liberty by Wilford Goff, sheriff of Washington county. A writ directed to the sheriff was issued and served. At the appointed time the sheriff appropriately responded to the writ, and filed an answer in his own name, in which he admitted having the said Kelsey in his custody, and set forth as the cause thereof that he had a warrant of arrest and an order of commitment issued by a certain magistrate in an…