Wingo v. Lyons

EDWARD P. HILL, Judge.

This is an appeal by John W. Wingo, Warden of Kentucky State Penitentiary, from a judgment of the Lyon Circuit Court sustaining the petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by John J. Lyons in which judgment appellant was directed to release the appellee from prison and reinstate his parole.

Appellee was convicted October 24, 1961, on the charge of armed robbery, under which conviction he was given a prison sentence of 21 years. On June 19, 1967, appellee was released on parole and placed under the supervision of the parole board authorities in the State of Florida. Two…