Hulbert v. Fenton

Charles H. Hulbert, the relator in a habeas corpus application, was discharged from the custody of the respondent, ■William T. Fenton, warden of the state penitentiary, by order of the district court for Lancaster county. The respondent appealed.

The relator alleged that in Lincoln county, Nebraska, he was charged with grand larceny committed June 23, 1924, and, when arraigned, pleaded guilty; that on January 19, 1925, the trial court imposed on him an indeterminate sentence of not less than three nor more than seven years in the state penitentiary, notwithstanding the trial judge knew the…