People Ex Rel. Poncher v. O'Brien

Appellant, Richard F. Poncher, filed his petition for habeas corpus in the criminal court of Cook county praying to be discharged from the custody of Thomas J. O’Brien, sheriff of said county. Appellant was in the custody of the sheriff by virtue of a capias issued for the arrest of appellant upon the denial of a petition for rehearing in the case of People ex rel. Poncher v. O’Brien, 374 Ill. 568. In this last mentioned case appellant was adjudged to be lawfully subject to extradition upon the demand of the Governor of the State of Michigan. We have jurisdiction of appeals in extradition…