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IN RE PITTS v. RHAY

No. 37173.

64 Wn.2d 481 (1964)

392 P.2d 234

In the Matter of the Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of RICHARD A. PITTS, Petitioner, v. B.J. RHAY, as Superintendent of the State Penitentiary, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

May 14, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Pitts, pro se.

The Attorney General and Lloyd W. Peterson, Assistant, for respondent.

WEAVER, J.

Petitioner seeks his release from the penitentiary by writ of habeas corpus. Because of the nature of his contentions, it is necessary to recite petitioner's difficulties with the law.

January 13, 1947, petitioner pleaded guilty in cause No. 4717 in Clark County to the crime of "Taking a Motor Vehicle Without the Permission of the Owner." Judgment and sentence was deferred (RCW 9.95.210), and petitioner placed on probation.

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