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KAMEN v. GRAY

No. 38,044

169 Kan. 664 (1950)

220 P.2d 160

In the Matter of the Petition of LEE KAMEN, for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, Petitioner, v. ROBERT GRAY, Sheriff of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 8, 1950.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.D. Weiskirch, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Manford Holly, William C. Farmer, and Leonard Levand, also of Wichita, were with him on the briefs for the petitioner.

Eugene G. Coombs, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Harold R. Fatzer, attorney general, C. Harold Hughes, assistant attorney general, Johnie Frank, county attorney, and A. Martin Millard, deputy county attorney, were with him on the briefs for the respondent.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

WERTZ, J.:

This is an original proceeding in habeas corpus. Lee Kamen, Petitioner, seeks to be discharged from the custody of respondent sheriff, by whom he is detained awaiting trial on a criminal charge. He claims that his imprisonment is unlawful and that he is being deprived of his liberty in violation of federal and state constitutions and laws.

The following proceedings were had in the district court...

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