Hegwood v. State

This is an appeal from an order denying petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Appellant was convicted of the unlawful possession of liquors, and upon appeal the judgment was affirmed on March 30, 1950. 208 Miss. 517, 44 So. (2d) 850. Capias, issued after mandate had been sent down, was executed August 30, 1950, and appellant was remanded to jail. After eight days of confinement, he was released by the sheriff to allow appellant to seek treatment in a hospital. It was stated at the bar that he was not housed in the hospital but in disconnected quarters nearby. After several months, when he…