Kennedy v. Howard
Indiana Supreme Court
Appeal from the judgment of the Hon. Charles P. Ferguson, Judge of the 4th Judicial Circuit, in proceedings in habeas corpus in vacation in the county of Clark.
1Opinion of the CourtWorden, J.
In November, 1871, the appellant, Kennedy, was convicted in the Shelby Circuit Court of the crime of assault and battery with intent to commit murder, and was adjudged to suffer imprisonment in the state-prison for the period of eight years. He was accordingly imprisoned in the state-prison south; and having served out the term specified, and the appellee, as the warden of the prison, refusing to discharge him, he instituted these proceedings, and asked to be discharged from custody.
The appellee made return to the writ, showing the ground on which he retained the appellant in custody in the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Miller v. AllenIndiana Supreme Court · 1858
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- Baromich v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1969
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