Carruth v. Ault

Gunter, Justice.

The only issue in this habeas corpus appeal is the prisoner’s complaint that he was subject to double jeopardy by virtue of receiving punishment administered by officials in the Executive Department of the State Government and by being convicted of a crime committed while a prison inmate, the administrative punishment and the court sentence being assessed for the same act.

The habeas corpus court issued the writ, conducted a hearing, and then entered a judgment remanding the appellant to custody. We affirm that judgment.

The constitutional prohibition against double jeopardy is…