Brott v. Fenton

This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus against the warden of the Nebraska state penitentiary. The trial court refused the issuance of the writ.

*793Brott was tried, convicted aiid sentenced to the penitentiary for a period of two years and six months for chicken stealing by the district court for Lancaster county. He prosecuted a proceeding in error to the supreme court and was released on bond. While free on bond, he went to Hall county, where he was convicted in the district court for stealing a calf and sentenced to three years in the penitentiary. He commenced serving this sentence…