Wiebe v. Hudspeth

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Smith, J.

This is an original petition for a writ of habeas corpus wherein petitioner asks that he be discharged from confinement in the penitentiary at Lansing, Kansas.

This petition was originally filed in the district court of Leavenworth county. It was heard there and a writ denied. Petitioner attempted to appeal but the appeal was not perfected in time and his motion that his appeal be considered as an original application in this court was granted. On motion of the petitioner an attorney was appointed to present the cause to this court. He has…