HOUSAND v. SIGLER

No. 37668.

183 N.W.2d 493 (1971)

186 Neb. 414

John HOUSAND, Appellant, v. Maurice H. SIGLER, Warden, Nebraska Penal Complex, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

February 5, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Housand, pro se.

Clarence A. H. Meyer, Atty. Gen., Mel Kammerlohr, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lincoln, for appellee.

Heard before WHITE, C. J., and CARTER, BOSLAUGH, SMITH, McCOWN, and NEWTON, JJ.


SMITH, Justice.

Petitioner, serving a 3-year sentence imposed January 29, 1969, petitioned on March 23, 1970, for a writ of habeas corpus. He alleged that (1) the district court ought to place him on probation, (2) the Director of Corrections abused his discretion in failing to credit petitioner with time spent in custody prior to sentencing, and (3) the deputy warden failed to release petitioner for work in spite of a...

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