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IN RE MASON v. SMITH

No. 31475.

39 Wn.2d 670 (1951)

237 P.2d 792

In the Matter of the Application for a writ of Habeas Corpus of BEN F. MASON, Appellant, v. RALPH M. SMITH, as Sheriff, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc..

November 23, 1951.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ben F. Mason, pro se.

Hugh H. Evans and Dudley L. Wilson, for respondent.

Willard J. Roe, amicus curiae.

PER CURIAM:

Petitioner applied to this court for a writ of habeas corpus alleging that he was unlawfully restrained of his liberty by the sheriff of Spokane county, in violation of rights guaranteed to him by the constitution of the United States and the constitution of the state of Washington. An order was issued by this court directing the sheriff to show cause why the writ should not issue, returnable before the...

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