State Ex Rel. MacMillen v. Utecht

Thomas Gallagher, Justice.

Petitioner applied to the district court of Washington county for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging in his application therefor that he was unlawfully restrained in the state prison at Stillwater. On August 18, 1945, the district court issued its writ of habeas corpus directed to respondent, L. F. Utecht, warden of said prison, as agent for the state of Minnesota, commanding him to produce petitioner before said court on September 10, 1945, at 10 o’clock a. m., and then and there disclose the time and cause of his detention and imprisonment. Prior to the return date,…