Mooney v. Smith

This is an original petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed in this court by the petitioner, Michael L. Mooney. He claims that he is being deprived of hi$ liberty without due process of law and in violation of his rights under the constitution of the state of Washington and the sixth and fourteenth amendments to the constitution of the United States.

While serving a sentence in the Washington state penitentiary, the petitioner herein was taken before the superior court for Pierce county on September 9, 1935, and charged with the crime of murder in the second degree. He pleaded guilty to…