In re Allen

This proceeding is by habeas corpus to determine the question of the validity of a sentence. Petitioner was convicted of the offense of lewd and lascivious cohabitation, and on March 1, 1905, was sentenced to be confined at the Michigan State prison at Jackson, at hard labor, for not less than six months. On the same day, by virtue of a warrant issued from the court in pursuance of this sentence, the petitioner was committed to the State prison at Jackson, where he is now confined. The contention of petitioner is that this sentence is unauthorized and void, and that therefore he should be…