Legal Opinion
Riggins v. Rhay
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 30, 1969No. 40374PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHamilton, J.
This cause was consolidated for argument before this court with In re Bailey v. Gallagher, ante p. 260, 450 P.2d 802 (1969). We have separated the causes for opinion purposes because we deem the dispositive issues severable.
By his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, petitioner Riggins challenges the constitutionality of parole revocation procedures followed by the Board of Prison Terms and Paroles of the state of Washington. The circumstances giving rise to the petitioner’s challenges are these.
On September 23, 1958, petitioner pleaded guilty to the felony of taking a motor vehicle without…
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