Hall v. State

CARR, Judge.

On February 22, 1939, the petitioner was sentenced to imprisonment in the State penitentiary for a minimum term of eight years and a maximum term of ten years. Sec. 5268, Code 1923.

On January 5, 1948, he filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, claiming in substance that he was wrongfully held in Kilby Prison for the reason that he had completed his imposed sentence. The writ was denied, and this appeal followed.

By an act approved August 24, 1939, the Legislature repealed all provisions of law authorizing judges of courts…