Kruger v. Brainard

The petitioner, Robert C. Kruger, was charged with concealing a stolen automobile. A preliminary hearing was held and the petitioner was bound over to the district court for trial. The petitioner then commenced this action for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that the evidence before the magistrate was insufficient to show that the crime charged had been committed and that the petitioner had committed the crime.

The automobile involved in this case is a 1965 tan Plymouth Fury III, No. P 352306895, owned by the Chrysler Leasing Corporation. On August 17, 1966, it was rented to John Jefferson…