Baker v. Morris

— This case comes before us for review upon *805the application of Tilford G. Baker (petitioner) for a writ of habeas corpus. The petitioner argues that while incarcerated his constitutional rights have been violated by the manner in which the Board of Prison Terms and Paroles has fixed his duration of confinement under RCW 9.95.

The relevant facts are as follows. The petitioner is presently incarcerated in the Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla pursuant to a judgment and sentence entered on March 10, 1966, in the Superior Court for Pierce County, sentencing the petitioner to a term of…