In re Griffith
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original Proceedings in Habeas Corpus. Petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed in this court April 8, 1886, by John W. Griffith against S. L. Jones, as sheriff of Sumner county. The opinion herein was filed at the June, 1886, session of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
This is an application for a writ of habeas corpus, in which John W. Griffith represents that he is restrained of his liberty by S. L. Jones, sheriff of Sumner county, without authority of law. It appears that the petitioner is held in custody on a warrant charging him with forgery, which was issued by L. A. Sumner, a justice of the peace of the city of Wellington, on the 10th day of March, 1886. The warrant was not issued upon a complaint made to that magistrate, but was founded on a complaint made and filed on September 4, 1883, before…
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