PEBLEY v. KNOTTS

No. 280-F & 12-P.

95 F.Supp. 283 (1951)

PEBLEY v. KNOTTS, Sheriff.

United States District Court N. D. W. Va., Parkersburg Division.

January 12, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eugene T. Hague, of Parkersburg, W. Va., for petitioner.

Chas. V. Renner, Pros. Atty. of Wood County, W. Va., and C. Edward McDonough, Asst. Pros. Atty. of Wood County, W. Va., both of Parkersburg, W. Va., for defendant.


WATKINS, District Judge.

Petitioner is now a prisoner in the Wood County, West Virginia, jail under state authority, awaiting trial on charges of forgery and larceny. He seeks a discharge by writ of habeas corpus, claiming (1) arrest and detention without a warrant, (2) illegal extradition, and (3) denial of assistance of counsel, in violation of rights which he says are guaranteed to him by the Constitution of the United States. The writ was awarded, and respondent...

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