ESKRIDGE v. WASHINGTON PRISON BD.

No. 96.

357 U.S. 214 (1958)

ESKRIDGE v. WASHINGTON STATE BOARD OF PRISON TERMS AND PAROLES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 16, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert W. Graham, acting under appointment by the Court, 354 U.S. 936, argued the cause and filed a brief for petitioner.

John J. O'Connell, Attorney General of Washington, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Haydn H. Hilling, Assistant Attorney General.


PER CURIAM.

The Constitution of the State of Washington provides: "In criminal prosecutions, the accused shall have . . . the right to appeal in all cases . . . ." Wash. Const., Amend. 10. In 1935, after petitioner was convicted of murder in a Washington state court and sentenced to life imprisonment, he gave timely notice of appeal to the Supreme Court of the State. Washington law authorizes a trial judge to have a stenographic...

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