State Ex Rel. Alfani v. Superior Court

Guido Grossi was convicted in Grays Harbor county, in 1923, of the crime of murder in the first degree. The jury fixed the death penalty. Upon appeal to this court, the conviction was affirmed. State v. Grossi, 131 Wash. 260, 230 Pac. 164. The trial court of Grays Harbor county thereupon sentenced him to be hanged on February 13, 1925. On February 12, 1925, a petition was filed in the superior court of Walla Walla county, that being the county in which the state penitentiary is located, alleging that he was insane. Upon hearing, the superior court of Walla Walla county entered an order…