Writ of Habeas Corpus of Arquette v. Schneckloth

— Calvin Arquette was charged with the intentional taking of an automobile without the permission of the owner. RCW 9.54.020. He waived counsel, pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for a period of not more than ten years. No challenge was then made to the jurisdiction of the superior court.

Calvin Arquette filed his petition for a writ of habeas corpus in this court and alleged that he

“ . . . is an unemancipated Indian of the United States and a member of the Yakima Tribe of the State of Washington . . . ”

and that

“. . . the purported crime as charged against your petitioner…