RUSSELL v. SMITH

No. 1272.

245 A.2d 563 (1968)

Henry Roy RUSSELL v. Robert G. SMITH, Warden of the Vermont State Prison.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

August 19, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Fitzcharles, Springfield, for petitioner.

James W. Wright, State's Atty., for the State.

Before HOLDEN, C. J., and SHANGRAW, BARNEY, SMITH and KEYSER, JJ.


SMITH, Justice.

The petitioner, Henry Roy Russell, has taken his appeal here from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus by the Windsor County Court.

The petitioner is presently in the custody of the Warden of the Vermont State Prison for safekeeping by virtue of a warrant issued by the Governor of the State of Vermont, dated January 26, 1968. The circumstances leading to the issuance of the Governor's warrant, and the confinement of the petitioner...

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