Woodson v. Bennett

Plaintiff, who was defendant in State v. Woodson, 244 Iowa 1262, 59 N.W.2d 556, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in Lee County District Court. He alleged he was unlawfully restrained of his liberty by defendant, Warden John E. Bennett, of the Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison. The trial court, being of the opinion the petition showed on its face plaintiff was not entitled to the relief demanded, refused the writ and included in the order his reasons for doing so. See sections 663.6 and 663.7, Code, 1962. Plaintiff has appealed.

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