Lowman v. Hudspeth

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

This original habeas corpus proceeding presents, the question whether the board of administration must comply with G. S. 1935, 76-2316, hereinafter set forth, in order to effect the rev*145ocation of a parole from a state reformatory. A résumé of the essential facts follows.

The petitioner entered a plea of guilty to a charge of grand larceny arising by reason of his having stolen personal property of the value of $47, and was sentenced to the Kansas Industrial Reformatory for an indeterminate period. His maximum sentence under the law could not…