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IN RE ST. PETER v. RHAY

No. 35233.

56 Wn.2d 297 (1960)

352 P.2d 806

In the Matter of the Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of ARTHUR ST. PETER, Petitioner, v. B.J. RHAY, as Superintendent of the State Penitentiary, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

June 2, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irving C. Paul, Jr., for petitioner.

The Attorney General and Lawrence Ross, Assistant, for respondent.

MALLERY, J.

This is an original application for a writ of habeas corpus. To pass upon it, we are required to interpret the meaning of the phrase "term of imprisonment" as used by the legislature in RCW 9.92.080, which provides, inter alia:

"... whenever a person while under sentence of felony shall commit another felony and be sentenced to another term of imprisonment, such latter term shall not begin until the expiration of all prior terms:...

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