MATTOON v. RHAY

No. 17797.

313 F.2d 683 (1963)

George C. MATTOON, Appellant, v. B. J. RHAY, Superintendent of the Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla, Washington, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

February 4, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward M. Bull, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.

John J. O'Connell, Atty. Gen., for State of Washington, and Basil L. Badley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Olympia, Wash., for appellee.

Before ORR, MERRILL and BROWNING, Circuit Judges.


BROWNING, Circuit Judge.

On July 9, 1959, an information was filed in the Superior Court of Spokane County, Washington, charging appellant with grand larceny. Appellant was arrested on the same day and bail was fixed at fifteen hundred dollars. Appellant was unable to post bond and remained in custody.

A Washington statute requires that an accused be brought to trial within sixty days after the filing of the information...

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