Ex Parte Dobson

The petitioner Vernon Dobson brought this original action in habeas corpus to secure his release from the city jail of Oklahoma City where he had been incarcerated by policemen of Oklahoma City under a war rant issued by the Governor of Oklahoma for his return to the State of Missouri upon a requisition from the Governor of Missouri alleging that he is a fugitive from justice. The charge in Missouri is the obtaining of property by means of two bogus checks in the amount of $3,800 and $2,450.

The verified petition alleges that the petitioner is not a fugitive from justice, and that the criminal…