Johnson v. Stucker

The opinion of the court was delivered by

O’Connor, J.:

Jack D. Johnson filed a petition in Reno county district court for writ of habeas corpus and release from imprisonment in the state reformatory as a result of revocation of his parole by the state board of probation and parole. The writ was duly issued, and after a hearing the court rendered judgment dissolving the writ and ordering the petitioner remanded to the custody of the respondent. From this judgment and the district court’s subsequent order denying his motion for new trial, Johnson has appealed.

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