In re Evans
Michigan Supreme Court
Petition by Charles Evans for the writ of habeas corpus to secure the release of petitioner from imprisonment in State prison at Jackson.
1Opinion of the CourtBird, J.
The petitioner, Charles Evans, raises the question as to whether he is legally detained in Jackson prison by a petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
The petitioner was convicted of the crime of burglary in the Berrien circuit court, and on the 1st day of May, 190?, received the following sentence:
‘' The said Charles Evans to be confined in the State prison at Jackson, at hard labor, for the maximum period of five years and for the minimum period of two years, and the court recommends three years as a reasonable maximum sentence.”
The maximum period fixed by the trial court having expired, the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re DuffMichigan Supreme Court · 1905
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