Oliver v. Lowry

C. Y. Oliver brought his petition for habeas corpus against J. I. Lowry, sheriff. After hearing evidence and argument, the presiding judge remanded the prisoner to custody, and to the order the petitioner excepted. The applicant had been indicted under the Penal Code, §§ 183(a), 183(b), for possessing nitroglycerine and dynamite cap and fuse with intent to commit burglary. The punishment for the crime for which he was convicted is from three to ten years. The jury had been permitted to return a sealed verdict and to separate. The verdict was as follows: “We, the jury, find the defendant…