Martin v. District Court
Supreme Court of Colorado
Original Application for Writ of. Certiorari. Application by E. H. Martin, as warden of tbe state penitentiary of Colorado, for an original writ of certiorari to review tbe” action of tbe district court of tbe second judicial district of Colorado and of John I. Mullins, one of tbe judges thereof, in releasing William Moran from tbe penitentiary.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Campbell
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court:
In tbe district court of Otero county, William Moran was informed against, tried and convicted of *112the crime of robbery, and, in November, 1899, sentenced to confinement in the state penitentiary for not less than twelve nor more than fourteen years. The indictment charged that the crime was committed July 8 of that year. Moran was taken to the state penitentiary and, while serving his sentence, filed, in July, 1902, in the district court of the second judicial district, a petition for a writ of habeas corpus to obtain his release, and as the sole ground for…
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