Furey v. Hollowell

Tbe defendant is the warden of the Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison,' Iowa. The plaintiff, a prisoner in said penitentiary, by petition for a writ of habeas corpus demanded his release from custody. The writ was granted.

The imprisonment rests upon a judgment entered by 'a court of competent jurisdiction!

Thé object of thé writ of habeas corpus is the speedy release, by judicial decree, of persons illegally restrained of their liberty, and the jurisdiction under such writ is confined to an examination of the record, with a view to determining whether the person restrained of his liberty…