PETTERSON v. SMITH

85-3037-NJ-2; CA A37217.

717 P.2d 1262 (1986)

79 Or.App. 108

In the matter of the Application of Jack PETTERSON for a Writ of Habeas Corpus, Jack Petterson, Appellant, v. C.W. SMITH, Sheriff for Jackson County, Oregon, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Oregon.

Decided April 23, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas M. Engle, Medford, argued the cause and filed brief for appellant.

Thomas H. Denney, Asst. Atty. Gen., Salem, argued the cause for respondent. With him on brief were Dave Frohnmayer, Atty. Gen., and James E. Mountain, Jr., Sol. Gen., Salem.

Before RICHARDSON, P.J., JOSEPH, C.J., and WARDEN, J.


WARDEN, Judge.

Petitioner appeals a judgment of the trial court refusing to release him from custody on a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. ORS 34.710. We affirm.

On February 19, 1985, petitioner was ordered to serve six months imprisonment in Jackson County jail as a condition of probation, after being convicted for possession of a controlled substance. ORS 475.992(4). On February 27, 1985, a warrant issued for his arrest on a charge of delivery of a...

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