In Re Moon v. Cranor

This case comes to us as a petition for a writ of habeas corpus by an inmate of the state penitentiary.

December 13,1948, petitioner was charged in Walla Walla county with grand larceny by check. Under the heading “Statement of the case,” petitioner concisely sets out his version of the facts:

“Petitioner, realizing the said charge was a misdemeanor, refused the court’s offer to appoint counsel and placed himself at the mercy of the court by pleading guilty, hoping some mitigation of the sentence would be forthcoming from his pleading guilty.

“The Court read the charge to defendant as Grand…