McTigue v. Rhyne

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wertz, J.:

This is an appeal from an order of the district court of Leavenworth county refusing to grant petitioner (appellant) John James McTigue a writ of habeas corpus.

The facts are not in dispute. Upon receipt of the requisition from the Governor of the State of Wisconsin seeking to extradite petitioner on a charge in that state of the crime of rape (parole violator), the Governor of Kansas issued a “governor’s warrant” for petitioner’s arrest. Pursuant thereto, he was taken into custody by respondent. Petitioner filed a petition for a writ of…