Harrod v. Lady

WADDILL, Commissioner.

This is another attempt by the appellant, Otis Harrod, an inmate of the reformatory at LaGrange, to obtain his release from prison by a writ of habeas corpus. The issuance of the writ was denied by an order of a Judge of the Criminal Branch, Second Division, of the Jefferson Circuit Court. His appeal is now before us.

Appellant was convicted of storehouse breaking in violation of KRS 433.190. Upon allegations and proof of three previous convictions of felonies, his punishment was fixed by a jury at life imprisonment as an habitual criminal. KRS 431.190. Numerous reviews…