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BISHOP v. CUPP

490 P.2d 524 (1971)

In the matter of the Application of James Robert BISHOP for a Writ of Habeas Corpus. James Robert Bishop, Appellant, v. Hoyt C. CUPP, Superintendent, Oregon State Penitentiary, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon, Department 1.

Decided November 5, 1971.

Rehearing Denied December 7, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fredric R. Merrill, Eugene, argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs was Henry R. Richmond, Certified Law Student, Eugene.

Jim G. Russell, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were Lee Johnson, Atty. Gen., and Jacob B. Tanzer, Solicitor Gen., Salem.

Before SCHWAB, C.J., and LANGTRY and THORNTON, JJ.

THORNTON, Judge.

Petitioner, who is presently confined in the Oregon State Penitentiary, serving a life sentence, appeals the dismissal of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He contends the Oregon waived jurisdiction over him by surrendering him to Arizona following his sentence to life imprisonment here.

On October 24, 1966, in the Circuit Court for Multnomah County, petitioner pled guilty to the charge of assault and robbery being armed with a dangerous...

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