McQueen v. Jones

The petitioner appeals from the judgment of the district court for Lancaster County denying his release from the Nebraska State Penitentiary on a writ of habeas corpus. James M. Jones, warden of the penitentiary, is the respondent and appellee.

For convenience the appellant will be referred to as the petitioner and the appellee as the respondent.

The petitioner alleged in his application, in substance, that he had been confined in the Nebraska State Penitentiary since March 1947; that on March 10, 1947, he appeared before the district court for Keith County, Nebraska, to answer to an…