In re Brown

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

This is an original proceeding in habeas corpus wherein petitioner seeks his release from the custody of the sheriff of Gove county who holds him by virtue of two commitments. As the commitments grow out of one chain of circumstances, the facts, which are not in dispute, will be chronologically noted, and the contentions of the petitioner and the respondent thereafter considered.

After proper preliminary proceedings, petitioner went on trial by a jury in the district court of Gove county on Monday, November 21, 1933, on an information…