State v. Poitra

PAULSON, Judge.

Melvin F. Poitra was charged and convicted of the crime of grand larceny. He was sentenced and thereafter incarcerated in the State Penitentiary. He has now petitioned this court for a writ of habeas corpus..Prior to Mr. Poitra’s commitment to the penitentiary, he had petitioned the District Court of Rolette County for a writ of habeas corpus. Following the hearing, held before the Honorable Douglas B. Heen, Judge, the writ was quashed.

Subsequent to the petition filed with the District Court of Rolette County, Mr. Poi-tra filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus with the…