GLANTZ v. HOPKINS

No. S-99-1202.

624 N.W.2d 9 (2001)

261 Neb. 495

Lester L. GLANTZ, Appellant, v. Frank X. HOPKINS, warden of the Nebraska State Penitentiary, and Harold Clarke, director of the Nebraska Department of Correctional Services, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

March 30, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter K. Blakeslee, Lincoln, for appellant.

Don Stenberg, Attorney General, and Linda L. Willard, Lincoln, for appellees.

HENDRY, C.J., WRIGHT, CONNOLLY, GERRARD, STEPHAN, McCORMACK, and MILLER-LERMAN, JJ.


WRIGHT, J.

NATURE OF CASE

Lester L. Glantz appeals from the Lancaster County District Court's denial of his petition for writ of habeas corpus.

SCOPE OF REVIEW

As only a void judgment is subject to attack in a habeas corpus action, an appellate court is limited in such a case to reviewing a question of law, namely, is the judgment in question void? Berumen v. Casady, 245 Neb. 936,

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