McConnaughy v. Alvis

This is an action in habeas corpus, wherein the petitioner is seeking his release from the Ohio Penitentiary for the following reasons:

1. The crime for which the petitioner was sentenced allegedly occurred just within the border of another county and thus, he alleges, the trial court had no jurisdiction in the case.

2. The petitioner alleges that he had inefficient counsel and that by reason of this he was denied his right to have a fair trial.

3. He alleges that certain defects in the service of papers upon him voids his sentence.

The facts pertinent to the jurisdictional question reveal that…