State Ex Rel. Powell v. Ilsley

An alternative writ of prohibition was issued by this court to the District Court of Natrona County, Seventh Judicial District, and to District Judge John P. Ilsley, upon a verified petition of S. E. Powell who stands convicted in that court of aggravated robbery. The question now is whether the writ should be made permanent or whether the alternative writ should be quashed and held for naught.

The record and other information presented to us indicate Powell has been tried before a jury; that a verdict of guilty was returned by the jury; that a motion for new trial has been denied; that…