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MATTER OF WIGHAM v. RHAY

No. 35295.

57 Wn.2d 908 (1961)

358 P.2d 316

In the Matter of the Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of BIDDY MACK WIGHAM, Petitioner, v. B.J. RHAY, as Superintendent of the State Penitentiary, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

January 12, 1961.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Warner, Pierce & Peden (B. Gray Warner, of counsel), for petitioner.

The Attorney General and Rembert Ryals, Assistant, for respondent.

PER CURIAM:

Upon the authority of In re Wakefield v. Rhay, ante p. 168, 356 P.2d 596 and In re Aichele v. Rhay, ante p. 178, 356 P.2d 326, the writ of habeas corpus herein is granted; the judgment of conviction is vacated; and the petitioner is remanded to King County for a rearraignment and further proceedings not inconsistent with the opinions in the Wakefield, supra,

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