In re Wright
Wyoming Supreme Court
Application of Leonard Wright for a writ of habeas corpus.
1Opinion of the Court
Giíoesbeck, C. J.
This is a hearing upon the demurrer to the answer and return of A. D. Kelley, sheriff of Laramie county, to the petition for the writ of habeas corpus, and to the writ. It is admitted that the demurrer raises all the questions involved, and that the decision upon it will dispose of the entire case. The answer and return of the sheriff show that the petitioner, Leonard Wright, is restrained of his liberty by the said sheriff in the jail of said Laramie county, under a sentence of the district court of said county, for the term of two years and six months, under his plea of…
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