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IN RE SHEPPARD v. RHAY

No. 39682.

73 Wn.2d 734 (1968)

440 P.2d 422

In the Matter of the Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of MARTIN L. SHEPPARD, Appellant, v. B.J. RHAY, as Superintendent of the State Penitentiary, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department Two.

May 2, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hugh E. Fountain, Jr., for appellant (appointed counsel for appeal).

Ronald L. Hendry, Joseph D. Mladinov, and Eugene G. Olson, for respondent.

WALTERSKIRCHEN, J.†

May 13, 1958, Martin L. Sheppard (hereinafter called petitioner) was charged in the Pierce County Superior Court with robbery. Competent counsel was appointed to represent him and he entered a plea of not guilty. Prior to his trial, petitioner's counsel contacted petitioner's aunt, who was acting as his guardian since his own parents did not reside in the state of Washington...

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