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BRUNS v. THOMAS

No. WD 51929.

919 S.W.2d 302 (1996)

Edwin BRUNS, III, Petitioner, v. Tom THOMAS, Sheriff of Platte County, Judge Owens Lee Hull, Platte County Circuit Court, Respondents.

Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District.

April 9, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jay DeHardt, Kansas City, for Petitioner.

Linda Faye Turley Dycus, Kansas City, for Respondents.

Befor HANNA, P.J., and ULRICH and ELLIS, JJ.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING IN HABEAS CORPUS

HANNA, Presiding Judge.

Petitioner, Edwin R. Bruns, sought a writ of habeas corpus, asserting that his confinement in the custody of the Platte County Detention Center was illegal. The sole issue before us is the legality of Mr. Bruns' detention, specifically whether his imprisonment was pursuant to a legally sufficient judgment of contempt and warrant of commitment. We find that it was not and order Mr. Bruns discharged...

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