State v. Woods

The relator, Lucius Woods, invokes the authority of the habeas corpus to obtain his release and discharge from the state penitentiary, where he is serving a sentence of not less than 23 nor more than 24 months, imposed on him by the judge of the district court of the parish of Winn, for the larceny of personal goods and chattels of a value exceeding $20 and less than $100.

It appears that on October 26, 1922, the relator was tried on said charge before a jury of 5, and a verdict of guilty was rendered against him. On the following day he was sentenced by the court to imprisonment in the parish…