Ex Parte Offutt

The petition for writ of habeas corpus shows that the cause of restraint as alleged is by virtue of an executive warrant, issued by the Governor of the State of Oklahoma on a requisition made by the Governor of the State of Ohio. Petitioner avers that he was not granted an opportunity to be heard before the Governor of this state upon said application for a requisition, and that no legal charge has been filed against petitioner in the state of Ohio, which would authorize his restraint, and further avers that he is not now and has never been a fugitive from the state of Ohio. The writ issued…