ROGERS v. WINGO


469 S.W.2d 884 (1971)

Charles H. ROGERS, Appellant, v. John W. WINGO, Warden, Kentucky State Penitentiary, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky.

July 2, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles H. Rogers, pro se.

John B. Breckinridge, Atty. Gen., Frankfort, for appellee.


DAVIS, Commissioner.

The appellant sought release from the penitentiary at Eddyville by petition for writ of habeas corpus. He prosecutes this appeal from the circuit court's denial of his petition.

Appellant received two life sentences in the Jefferson Circuit Court. He was released on parole, and while at large on parole was arrested in Indiana charged with an offense committed in that jurisdiction. The Kentucky Parole Board, upon being notified of appellant...

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