DURHAM v. CALLAHAN

No. 32088.

42 Wn.2d 352 (1953)

255 P.2d 374

NELSON DURHAM, Respondent, v. HARLAN S. CALLAHAN, as Sheriff of King County, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

March 31, 1953.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles O. Carroll and F.A. Walterskirchen, for appellant.

Kennett, McCutcheon & Soderland, for respondent.


WEAVER, J.

This is an appeal by the state from an order entered after trial on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner was discharged from custody.

July 21, 1951, by a special verdict under Rem. Rev. Stat., § 2175, RCW 10.76.030, a jury found: (1) that Nelson Durham had committed the acts of which he was charged; (2) that he was not guilty by reason of mental irresponsibility existing at the time of the charged offenses; (3) that...

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