State Ex Rel. Van Ermen v. Burke

Robert Van Ermen petitioned this court for writ of habeas corpus, entered April 7, 1965. We determined that petitioner had made an arguably meritorious claim. The respondent was ordered to show cause why a writ of habeas corpus should not issue directing the release of the petitioner. A return was made by the respondent through the attorney general’s office. We found that the petition and return raised issues of fact. These issues were submitted to the circuit court for the county in which the crime was committed, viz., the circuit court for Sheboygan county, Ferdinand H. Schlich-ting,…