Pinaire v. Beaver

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This is an original proceeding in habeas corpus.

Petitioner, Lucien-Pinaire, is the husband of Ethel Pinaire who was committed to the state industrial farm for women by reason of being convicted in the city court of Leavenworth on the charge of drunkenness in a public place in violation of G. S. 1935, 21-2128. The sentence was entered pursuant to a plea of guilty on August 12, 1947.

We shall refer to the industrial farm for women as the penal institution.

According to the records of the penal institution Ethel Pinaire was received there at 3:20…