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KILLINGSWORTH v. HAWES

No. 48,545

222 Kan. 209 (1977)

563 P.2d 478

HOWARD KILLINGSWORTH, Appellant, v. DAN HAWES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Kansas.

Opinion filed April 9, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas M. Dawson, of Leavenworth, argued the cause and was on the brief for the appellant.

Roger M. Theis, Assistant Attorney General, argued the cause, and Curt T. Schneider, Attorney General, and Patrick J. Reardon, County Attorney, were with him on the brief for the appellee.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

KAUL, J.:

This is a habeas corpus action brought under the provisions of K.S.A. 60-1501 against the Sheriff of Leavenworth County. Appellant, a former inmate of the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, was released after serving his sentence at that institution to the custody of the sheriff pursuant to requisition papers seeking his extradition to the State of Alabama.

Appellant was paroled from a life sentence...

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