STATE v. BOOTH

No. 9878.

328 P.2d 1104 (1958)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. F. C. BOOTH, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided August 7, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph P. Hennessey, Billings, for appellant.

Forrest H. Anderson, Atty. Gen., Joseph E. Buley, County Atty., Billings, for respondent Thomas J. Hanrahan, Helena, argued orally.


HARRISON, Chief Justice.

The appellant, F.C. Booth, petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus on August 13, 1957, alleging that his arrest was illegal; that the application for extradition did not show that he was guilty of any crime; and that the application for extradition was not made in good faith. The court issued an order for a writ of habeas corpus directed to Roy Stewart, sheriff of the County of Yellowstone, ordering him to have the body of...

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