JOHNSTONE, Justice.
The petitioner, Rex Edward Watson, is the defendant in a criminal case. He petitions us for a writ of mandamus or, in the alternative, a writ of habeas corpus to effect his release from the county jail during the pendency of his appeal from his conviction. We determine that he is due a writ of mandamus under the circumstances.
After a jury trial, the defendant was convicted of theft of property in the first degree. The trial court sentenced...
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