State Ex Rel. Lampi v. Tahash

Knutson, Justice.

This is an appeal from an order denying relator’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

The facts upon which petitioner bases his right to a release from custody of the acting warden of our State Penitentiary may be briefly stated.

Petitioner was conditionally released from the Federal Penitentiary at Terre Haute, Indiana, on July 5, 1954. He came to Minnesota and, on August 9, 1954, was charged with having committed the crime of grand larceny in the first degree. He was convicted on his plea of guilty and sentenced to an indeterminate term not exceeding 10 years. On September…