STATE v. BOLES

No. 12424.

141 S.E.2d 68 (1965)

STATE ex rel. Walter BLANKENSHIP v. Otto C. BOLES, Warden, West Virginia Penitentiary.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided March 23, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Amos C. Wilson, Logan, for relator.

C. Donald Robertson, Atty. Gen., George H. Mitchell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charleston, for respondent.


BERRY, Judge.

The petitioner, Walter Blankenship, invoked the original jurisdiction of this Court in this habeas corpus proceeding. The writ prayed for was granted on February 1, 1965, returnable on March 2, 1965, at which time the matter was submitted for decision upon brief and argument on behalf of the petitioner and the return of the defendant.

The petitioner was indicted on January 10, 1955 by the Grand Jury of Logan County, West Virginia, for the crime...

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