Legal Opinion
In RE ESKRIDGE v. Rhay
Washington Supreme Court
Decided August 31, 1961No. 35844PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtDonworth, J.
This matter comes before us on the petition of Tom Eskridge for a writ of habeas corpus in which he alleged that he was being unlawfully restrained of his liberty by the superintendent of the state penitentiary, in violation of the constitution of the state of Washington and the constitution of the United States, under a certain judgment and sentence entered by the superior court of Spokane county on December 14, 1935.
The history of this case is fully set forth in State v. Eskridge (No. 26179, ante p. 546, 364 P. (2d) 813 (1961), decided today, to which reference is made for an understanding…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Eskridge v. Washington State Board of Prison Terms & ParolesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- In RE MASON v. CranorWashington Supreme Court · 1953
- State v. DomanskiWashington Supreme Court · 1941
- In RE SCOTT v. CallahanWashington Supreme Court · 1951
- In Re Mohr v. SmithWashington Supreme Court · 1946
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Tom Eskridge, in Re Application for Writ of Habeas Corpus v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent of Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla, WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965