People Ex Rel. Pauling v. Misevic

This is an appeal from an order of the circuit court of Cook County quashing a writ of habeas corpus and remanding the relator, Paul Pauling, to the custody of respondent, Dr. Gabriel" Misevic, who is superintendent of the Kankakee State Hospital'. Section 5 of article VI of our constitution, as amended with effect from January 1, 1964, gives us jurisdiction to entertain the appeal. Cf. People ex rel. Pauling v. Uffelman, 9 Ill. App. 2d 412.

In June, 1954, Paul Pauling was indicted and tried in the'- criminal court of Cook County for the crime of attempted murder, but a jury found him not…