MASON v. WEBB

No. 10431.

142 F.2d 584 (1944)

MASON v. WEBB.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

On Motion to Vacate Decree May 8, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben F. Mason, of Walla Walla, Wash., in pro. per.

Smith Troy, Atty. Gen., R. Max Etter, Simon Wampold, Jr., and George Downer, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee.

Cameron Sherwood, of Walla Walla, Wash., amicus curiae.

Before GARRECHT, STEPHENS, and HEALY, Circuit Judges.


GARRECHT, Circuit Judge.

Only such of the facts as relate to the question of jurisdiction will be stated.

On June 12, 1939, the appellant was committed to the state penitentiary at Walla Walla, Washington, by the Superior Court of King County, at Seattle. In his brief before this Court, the appellant states that the commitment was "for the alleged crime of `receiving stolen property' * * * upon a so-called `plea of guilty,' obtained by coercion, trick and...

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