Allen Jones v. B. J. Rhay, Superintendent of the Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla, Washington

Jones appeals from a denial by the District Court of the Eastern District of Washington of his application for a writ of habeas corpus seeking to have declared unconstitutional a criminal statute of the State of Washington covering manslaughter for violation of which he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to a term of 20 years. The statute is:

“R.C.W. 9.48.060. Manslaughter. In any case other than those specified in * * * homicide, not being excusable or justifiable, is manslaughter. Manslaughter is punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not more than twenty years, or by…