Herold v. Haugh

Plaintiff Herold sought his release by habeas corpus from confinement in the Men’s Reformatory at Anamosa where he was serving -a sentence for forgery. Following a hearing the district court denied relief and plaintiff has appealed. We affirm the decision.

Sole ground for the relief sought in the district court was that plaintiffs plea of guilty to the crime of forgery was not voluntary but was the result of coercion, the judgment of conviction was therefore not consistent with due process of law and cannot stand. The court found from the evidence the plea was voluntary and annulled the writ.…