IN RE RITCHIE v. RHAY

No. 36903.

63 Wn.2d 508 (1963)

387 P.2d 967

In the Matter of the Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of EUGENE RITCHIE, Appellant, v. B.J. RHAY, as Superintendent of the State Penitentiary, Respondent. In the Matter of the Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of LEROY GLENN GARDNER, Appellant, v. B.J. RHAY, as Superintendent of the State Penitentiary, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

December 26, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Kane and Kadish & Kane, for appellants.

The Attorney General, Ralph E. Olson and Stephen C. Way, Assistants, for respondent.


DONWORTH, J.

Petitioners Eugene Ritchie and Leroy Glenn Gardner are appealing from the trial court's denial of their respective petitions for writs of habeas corpus. The Superior Court for Walla Walla County heard and considered these matters together on August 27, 1962. The court entered findings and conclusions in each case, together with an order denying the two applications for writs of habeas corpus.

The sole issue of this appeal is whether the petitioners...

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