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STATE EX REL. KNOTT v. TAHASH

No. 40630.

161 N.W.2d 617 (1968)

STATE of Minnesota ex rel. Marvin KNOTT, Appellant, v. Ralph H. TAHASH, Warden Minnesota State Prison, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

September 6, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Loren W. Sanford, of Wheeler, Burns & Buchanan, Duluth, for appellant.

Douglas M. Head, Atty. Gen., Alan M. Schlesinger, Spec. Asst. Atty. Gen., St. Paul, for respondent.

Heard before KNUTSON, C. J., and NELSON, OTIS, SHERAN, and FRANK T. GALLAGHER, JJ.

OPINION

OTIS, Justice.

Relator pled guilty to manslaughter in the second degree on September 12, 1958. Because of a prior felony conviction, he was sentenced to a term of 2 to 30 years in prison. On August 16, 1966, he petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus to review his conviction. This appeal is from an order discharging the writ.

The issues raised are as follows: (1) The propriety of the trial court's accepting relator's plea...

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