Petition of Evans

Original proceeding. Petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by Jack Evans, an inmate of the Montana State Prison, appearing pro se.

Petitioner in November of 1965 filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in this court, Cause No. 11030, which writ was denied by Memo Opinion reported in 146 Mont. 405, 409 P.2d 456. In his 1965 petition Evans alleged that he was confined in the state prison by virtue of a fifteen year sentence imposed by the district court of Yellowstone County on August 27, 1962, upon a plea of guilty to the crime of rape.

In the instant petition, Evans alleges he is…