State v. Young

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Kaul, J.:

This is an appeal by the state from an order of the trial court wherein Leon G. Young (appellee-petitioner) was granted a release in a habeas corpus proceeding.

On May 26, 1966, in the court of common pleas of Sedgwick county, petitioner (defendant therein) was convicted on a plea of guilty of the offense of embezzlement in an amount less than $50.00. (K. S. A. 21-545, now K. S. A. 1967 Supp. 21-545). Petitioner was sentenced to one year in the county jail and on the same day paroled for a period of two years during which time, among other…