State Ex Rel. Pettery v. Boles

Browning, President:

Upon application of the petitioner, James Edward Pettery, this Court granted a writ of habeas corpus ad subjiciendum on February 1, 1965, returnable March 2, 1965, and appointed counsel to represent the petitioner before this Court. The petition alleges that petitioner, on November 3, 1953, was sentenced to a term of one to ten years in the penitentiary, plus an additional five years for a previous felony conviction, in the Circuit Court of Logan County, when he was without the assistance of counsel. Filed as an exhibit with the petition is a copy of the order of the…