VAN ORSDEL, Associate Justice.
Appellant, having been charged in the state of West Virginia with the crime of nonsupport, was found in the District of Columbia. On requisition from the Governor of West Virginia, his return was ordered and he was turned over to appellee sheriff, the agent of the state of West Virginia, for the purpose of being returned to that state.
Appellant, in a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, alleged that his detention by the sheriff...
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