State Ex Rel. Terry v. Tahash

Peterson, Justice.

Relator, Harvey L. Terry, is confined in the State Penitentiary pursuant to a conviction for the carnal knowledge and abuse of a female child under the age of 10 years. He was indicted for the crime, involving his 9-year-old stepdaughter, by the grand jury of Hennepin County on April 30, 1963. On May 29, 1963, after trial was in progress, relator requested the court to withdraw his plea of not guilty and to substitute therefor a plea of guilty as charged. The request was granted after the court conducted an examination of relator and ordered presentence investigation. On…