STATE EX REL. WELCH v. HEGGE

No. 191.

54 Wis.2d 482 (1972)

195 N.W.2d 669

STATE EX REL. WELCH, Petitioner, v. HEGGE, Sheriff, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided March 30, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the petitioner there was a brief by Prazak & Geffs of Clinton, and oral argument by Jacob Geffs.

For the respondent the cause was argued by Robert D. Martinson, assistant attorney general, with whom on the brief was Robert W. Warren, attorney general.


ROBERT W. HANSEN, J.

The "mistaken identity" argument is not being pursued on this appeal. It is clear, and undisputed, that the petitioner is the party being sought by the state of North Carolina for conspiring with others to commit false pretenses. It is as clear, although not undisputed, that "mistaken identity" was the sole issue raised by petitioner at the trial court hearing. The petition for writ of habeas corpus recites:

"4. That the imprisonment of...

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