State Ex Rel. Cobb v. Rigg

Magney, Commissioner.

Petitioner appeals from an order of the District Court of Washington County denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

On October 14, 1952, a jury found petitioner guilty of the crime of assault in the second degree. After a presentence examination of petitioner by the court and the county attorney, the latter presented an information to the court charging petitioner with the prior conviction of a felony and read the same to petitioner and the court. The record then shows the following proceeding:

“The Court: Counsel, have you anything that you want to say?

“Mr.…