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ADAMSON v. HOBLITZELL

279 S.W.2d 759 (1955)

Frances ADAMSON, Appellant, v. Bruce HOBLITZELL, Sheriff of Jefferson County, Louisville, Ky., Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

May 20, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edwin W. Paul, Louisville, for appellant.

A. Scott Hamilton, Louisville, W. Owen Keller, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

CULLEN, Commissioner.

Miss Frances Adamson, upon a second conviction of vagrancy under KRS 436.520, was sentenced to a term of 60 days in jail. She sought release from jail by application for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming that the sentence was void, at least in so far as it exceeded 30 days. Her appeal here is from the judgment of the circuit court denying the writ.

Under KRS 436.520 a sentence of 60 days is mandatory upon conviction of a second offense...

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