IN RE ANDY

No. 33653.

49 Wn.2d 449 (1956)

302 P.2d 963

In the Matter of the Application of JOE ANDY for a Writ of Habeas Corpus.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

November 1, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tonkoff, Holst & Hopp, for petitioner.

Don J. Clark and Richard C. Smith, for respondent.


WEAVER, J.

This is an original application for a writ of habeas corpus.

Petitioner alleges that his incarceration in the Washington state penitentiary is illegal and void, because he was not subject to the jurisdiction of the superior court of this state.

The stipulated facts are these: that petitioner is an unemancipated, one-quarter blood American Indian, enrolled in the Yakima Indian tribe (prior to his commitment, he resided upon the Yakima...

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