ETHERTON v. JONES


350 S.W.2d 151 (1961)

Kenneth W. ETHERTON, Appellant, v. William L. JONES, Warden, Kentucky State Penitentiary, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

October 6, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth W. Etherton, pro se.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., Robt. L. Montague, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


STANLEY, Commissioner.

The petition of the appellant, Kenneth W. Etherton, against the warden of the Eddyville Penitentiary for a writ of habeas corpus and release from custody under it was dismissed by the circuit court on the ground that the petition did not set forth facts sufficient to show the petitioner was entitled to the writ.

The unverified petition states that the petitioner was being confined in the penitentiary under a life sentence of the Daviess...

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