Stephens v. Bertrand

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dawson, C. J.:

This is an appeal from an adverse judgment in habeas corpus proceedings in which appellant sought to be released from jail in Sedgwick county.

By his petition for the writ and the sheriff's return thereto it appears that on April 26, 1937, the appellant had been sentenced to a term of six months in the county jail and to pay a fine of $500, consequent upon his conviction on a charge of violating the prohibitory liquor law. On appeal to this court that judgment was affirmed. (State v. Stephens, 146 Kan. 660, 72 P. 2d 975.)

Following such…