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IN RE JUSTICE

Nos. 38,957, 38,958, 38,956

175 Kan. 25 (1953)

259 P.2d 152

In the Matter of the Petition of WILLIAM R. JUSTICE for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, Appellee, v. TY LOCKETT, Sheriff of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Appellant. In the Matter of the Petition of RICHARD V. HUNT for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, Appellee, v. TY LOCKETT, Sheriff of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Appellant. In the Matter of the Petition of CHRIS J. MILLER for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, Appellee, v. TY LOCKETT, Sheriff of Sedgwick County, Kansas, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed July 6, 1953.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manford Holly, deputy county attorney, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Harold R. Fatzer, attorney general, Paul E. Wilson, assistant attorney general, both of Topeka, and H.L. Arterberry, deputy district attorney, of Los Angeles, Cal., and Warner Moore, county attorney, and William C. Farmer, both of Wichita, were with him on the briefs for the appellant.

E. Lael Alkire, of Wichita, argued the cause, and Clark V. Owens, of Wichita, was with him on the briefs for the appellees.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

HARVEY, C.J.:

These three habeas corpus cases were consolidated for trial in the district court and on appeal here for the reason that they are governed by the same legal principles.

The facts may be stated briefly as follows: On May 20, 1952, the grand jury of the superior court, sitting in and for the county of Los Angeles in the state of California, returned an indictment...

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