IN MATTER OF LITTLE LIGHT

No. 14367.

598 P.2d 572 (1979)

In the Matter of CLOYCE GILBERT LITTLE LIGHT, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided July 16, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Towe, Ball, Enright & Mackey, Billings, for appellant.

Mike Greely, Atty. Gen., Helena, James E. Seykora, County Atty., Hardin, for respondent.


HASWELL, Chief Justice.

This is an original petition for a writ of habeas corpus by Cloyce Gilbert Little Light, an inmate of the State Prison serving a 25-year sentence for rape.

On receipt of the petition we referred it to the sentencing court for determination in the first instance. The District Court of Big Horn County held an evidentiary hearing thereon on October 11, 1978. The District Court issued findings of fact, conclusions of law and an order denying...

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