In re Jones

Petition for writ of habeas corpus filed pro se by Robert W. Jones, an inmate of the Montana State Prison. Petitioner makes four contentions: (1) That Section 94-4713, R.C.M.1947, is unconstitutional; (2) that he was denied equal protection and due process when the. court reporter was permitted to testify as a witness upon the district court trial; (3) that Article III, section 8, of the Constitution of the State of Montana, and sections 94-4909, 94-4910 and 94-4911, R.C.M.1947, are unconstitutional; and (4) that the statute permitting the charging of prior convictions in an information is…