State Ex Rel. Wetzel v. Ellsworth

387 P.2d 442 (1963)

The STATE of Montana ex rel. Dennis M. WETZEL, Relator

v.

Edward C. ELLSWORTH, Jr., Warden of the Montana State prison, respondent.

No. 10643.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted September 9, 1963.

Decided November 20, 1963.

Amended November 22, 1963.

Malcolm MacCalman (argued), Deer Lodge, for relator.

Donald J. Beighle, County Atty., Deer Lodge, Forrest H. Anderson, Atty. Gen., and Donald Douglas, Asst. Atty. Gen. (argued), Helena, for respondent.

This court is in receipt of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by Dennis M. Wetzel, an inmate of the Montana State Prison,…