STATE EX REL. CASPER v. BURKE


7 Wis.2d 673 (1959)

STATE EX REL. CASPER, Petitioner, v. BURKE, Warden, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

July 10, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioner there were briefs by Worthing & Calhoun of Fond du Lac, and oral argument by J. W. Calhoun.

For the respondent there was a brief by the Attorney General and William A. Platz, assistant attorney general, and oral argument by Mr. Platz.


PER CURIAM.

William Casper filed a petition for an order requiring John C. Burke, warden, to show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not issue. An order to show cause was issued thereon and a return and answer to the petition was made by the respondent. A question of fact, whether the petitioner was advised by the trial court of his right to counsel, having arisen on these pleadings, the question was referred...

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