SHIRTS v. STATE

No. 51965.

145 N.W.2d 465 (1966)

Burlyn D. SHIRTS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

October 18, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Phelan, Fort Madison, for appellant.

William Hildreth, County Atty., and Paul Kinion, Asst. County Atty., Burlington, for appellee.


STUART, Justice.

Plaintiff instituted this action for a writ of habeas corpus to secure his release from the Des Moines County jail. Plaintiff's counsel acknowledged in oral argument on appeal that after trial plaintiff had been returned to California under extradition proceedings as a parole violator and had since been released and discharged from prison, was sitting in the Supreme Court Chamber and was in no way currently deprived of his liberty. Habeas corpus is...

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