Bomar v. State Ex Rel. Stewart

By means of petiton for writ of habeas corpus Stewart sought release from the penitentiary on the ground that he was being illegally restrained. The illegality alleged is that the' judgments under the authority of which he was being held were “void on their face”. They were three separate judgments of the Criminal Court of Montgomery County reciting that Stewart, appearing “in person and by counsel and * * * being arraigned at the bar, plead guilty” to (1) kidnapping, (2) armed robbery and (3) grand larceny, as charged in the respective indictments. The specific illegality alleged is that…