Childs v. Amrine

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Wedell, J.:

This is an appeal from an order of the district court of Leavenworth county refusing an application for a writ of habeas *384corpus. The court ruled the petition was insufficient to entitle the prisoner to a writ, and he appeals.

The petition, in general terms, alleged the prisoner was illegally deprived of his liberty under color of a judgment of conviction rendered in the district court of Cowley county and a subsequent commitment to the state penitentiary. A copy of the journal entry of judgment was attached to the petition. The journal entry…