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IN RE PETTIT v. RHAY

No. 36914.

62 Wn.2d 515 (1963)

383 P.2d 889

In the Matter of the Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of FLOYD W. PETTIT, Respondent, v. B.J. RHAY, as Superintendent of the State Penitentiary, Appellant.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

July 11, 1963.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Attorney General and Basil L. Badley, Assistant, for appellant.

Irving C. Paul, Jr., for respondent.

DONWORTH, J.

This is an appeal by the superintendent of the Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla from an order of the Superior Court of Walla Walla County directing the discharge of respondent, Floyd W. Pettit, from the superintendent's custody. The order was entered after a hearing on respondent's petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

There is no dispute as to the facts in this case. Since the unchallenged findings of fact entered by the superior...

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