Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of Charley v. Rhay

Kennedy Charley was charged by information with the crime of second-degree burglary. Upon arraignment, he appeared in person, having waived counsel in open court, and entered a plea of guilty to the crime charged. He was sentenced to not more than fifteen years of confinement in the Washington State Reformatory. He has since been transferred to the Washington State Penitentiary.

Pursuant to Rule on Appeal 56 (5), RCW Vol. 0, his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed in this court, was *586referred to the superior court of the state of Washington for Yakima county.

After hearing, the trial…