Upon petitioner's application we issued our writ of habeas corpus. Respondent, Sheriff of Jackson County, Missouri, filed his return, claiming custody under a capias warrant upon an indictment charging petitioner with first-degree murder. Petitioner, by his answer to the return, contends his restraint is illegal because the indictment and capias warrant are insufficient, and because he has not been brought to...
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