Reeves v. Thomas, Warden

This is a proceeding in habeas corpus, begun in this court by Frank Reeves, a convict in the Ohio state penitentiary, against the warden of that institution; it being claimed that the applicant is unlawfully deprived of his liberty.

The facts appearing of record are that Frank Reeves was found guilty of the crime of grand larceny by a jury in the court of common pleas of Meigs county, Ohio, said verdict being rendered on May 4, 1925. A certified copy of the sentence imposed, in so far as the same is material here, reads:

“The said Frank Reeves having been found guilty, it is therefore the…