LYNCH v. JONES


342 S.W.2d 394 (1961)

Charles LYNCH, Appellant, v. William L. JONES, Warden, Kentucky State Penitentiary, et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

January 20, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Lynch, pro se.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., Ray Corns, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellees.


BIRD, Chief Justice.

The trial court dismissed Lynch's petition for writ of habeas corpus. He appeals.

Charles Lynch, upon a plea of guilty, was convicted of rape and his punishment was fixed at twenty years in the penitentiary. He is now confined pursuant to that judgment.

We have only one question before us. Did the petition state a claim upon which a writ could issue?

Appellant in his petition contends that the judgment is void upon divers...

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