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STATE v. POITRA

Cr. No. 373.

170 N.W.2d 346 (1969)

The STATE of North Dakota, and J. Dwight Woodley, Warden of the State Penitentiary, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Melvin F. POITRA, Defendant and Petitioner.

Supreme Court of North Dakota.

July 17, 1969.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Schlosser, Bismarck, for petitioner.

PAULSON, Judge.

Melvin F. Poitra was charged and convicted of the crime of grand larceny. He was sentenced and thereafter incarcerated in the State Penitentiary. He has now petitioned this court for a writ of habeas corpus.

Prior to Mr. Poitra's commitment to the penitentiary, he had petitioned the District Court of Rolette County for a writ of habeas corpus. Following the hearing, held before the Honorable Douglas B. Heen, Judge, the writ was quashed.

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