Hedge v. Campbell

The opinion of tihe court was delivered by

Price, J.:

This is a habeas corpus proceeding.

The petitioner, Maynard Allen Hedge, will be referred to as plaintiff.

The respondent, Henry P. Campbell, sheriff of Leavenworth county, will be referred to as defendant.

Defendant has appealed from an order granting a writ of habeas corpus releasing plaintiff from custody.

The question presented concerns the construction of provisions of the Uniform Criminal Extradition Act (G. S. 1949, 62-727 to 62-757). More specifically, the question concerns the sufficiency of a “demand” by a demanding state to support a…