APPLICATION OF WILSON

No. 35043.

111 N.W.2d 372 (1961)

172 Neb. 616

In the Matter of the Application of Melvin Earl WILSON for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. Melvin Earl WILSON, Appellant, v. Thomas S. SOLOMON, Sheriff of Cass County, Nebraska, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

October 27, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Francis M. Casey, Plattsmouth, for appellant.

James F. Begley, Plattsmouth, for appellee.

Heard before SIMMONS, C. J., and CARTER, MESSMORE, YEAGER, SPENCER, BOSLAUGH, and BROWER, JJ.


MESSMORE, Justice.

The petitioner, as relator, sought release and discharge from custody of the respondent Thomas S. Solomon, sheriff of Cass County, by habeas corpus action filed in the district court upon the alleged ground that there was no sufficient or competent evidence adduced at the preliminary hearing that the crime of forcible rape had been committed, or that there was probable cause to believe the relator committed the alleged offense.

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