In re Canary
Washington Supreme Court
Application filed in tbe supreme court April 30, 1921, for a writ of babeas corpus to release a person beld in custody in tbe state penitentiary, upon transfer from tbe women’s industrial borne and clinic.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
Tbis is an original application made to tbis court for a writ of babeas corpus. Tbe petitioner alleges in ber petition that sbe entered a plea of guilty to an information filed against ber in tbe superior court of Spokane county charging ber with tbe *570crime of grand larcency; that, upon her plea of guilty, she was adjudged guilty by the court, and was thereupon committed to the institution known as the women’s industrial home and clinic; and that, on March 28, 1921, she was transferred by the officers of that institution to the state penitentiary, where she is now confined. As causes for…
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