Daly v. Carr

These cases are appeals from judgments of the LaPorte Superior Court discharging the appellees from the Indiana State Prison upon writs of habeas corpus.

The cases were ordered consolidated for briefing and argument. The records are identical except as to the names, ages, and description of appellees.

The petitions allege in substance that on June 30, 1923, appellees were convicted of the crime of automobile banditry and sentenced to be imprisoned for the indeterminate term of from ten to twenty-five years; that they were immediately imprisoned and had served continuously since that time; that…