Chapman v. Hayward

This is a habeas corpus action commenced in the district court for Lincoln County by Le Roy Chapman, petitioner, against the sheriff of Lincoln County, Nebraska, and others, respondents. The action is in resistance of a proceeding to remove petitioner from the State of Nebraska to the State of Utah by extradition to answer the charge of being an escapee from the Utah State Prison as a fugitive from justice from the State of Utah. The trial court found that petitioner was properly in the custody of the respondents and denied the writ. The petitioner appeals.

The record discloses that on or…