Elliott v. Evans

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

In this case -the petitioner has filed a document which he entitles “Petition for Redress.” It is apparent that it was not drawn by one skilled in the law, but it appears that petitioner contends he was not lawfully sentenced to the state penitentiary by the district court of Hamilton county. 'If the relief prayed for be granted petitioner would be entitled to his release, and we therefore treat his petition as one for a writ of habeas corpus on the ground later mentioned. It may be here noted that previously the petitioner sought a writ of…