MORGAN v. RHAY

No. 40432.

78 Wn.2d 116 (1970)

470 P.2d 180

In the Matter of the Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of WILLIAM LEE MORGAN, Petitioner, v. B.J. RHAY, as Superintendent of the State Penitentiary, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

May 28, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Lee Morgan, pro se.

The Attorney General and Lee D. Rickabaugh, Assistant, for respondent.


PER CURIAM:

On January 2, 1968, in Clallam County, Washington, the petitioner entered a plea of guilty to the offense of unlawful possession of narcotic drugs, a felony. He was sentenced to serve a term of not more than 20 years in a state correctional institution. Thereafter, he filed a petition in this court seeking a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that, in the proceedings leading up to his sentence, he had been denied the right to counsel, that his guilty plea...

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