Travis v. People

Plaintiff in error, herein referred to as Travis, seeks reversal of a judgment discharging a writ of habeas corpus issued by the district court on his petition which alleged: that he, Travis, “has been illegally arrested and confined” and “has not been charged with any crime or other offense and all proceedings in this matter are void and without legal effect.” The arrest was made upon an extradition warrant from the state of Kansas.

It appears from the record that Travis was convicted of “second degree forgery” in the state of Kansas and served a few months over four years for this offense.…