State Ex Rel. Savage v. Rigg

Knutson, Justice.

This is an appeal by petitioner from an order of the District Court of Washington County denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Respondent moves to dismiss the petition.

Originally, petitioner was arraigned on an information dated November 10, 1952, filed by the county attorney of Morrison County, charging him and one John Howard jointly with having committed the crime of burglary in the third degree. He appeared with his own attorney and, after objecting to the joint information, entered a plea of not guilty and demanded a separate trial. The court granted…