State Ex Rel. Drankovich v. Murphy

Victor Drankovich who upon his plea of guilty was sentenced to state’s prison for life on January 5, 1935, for the murder of Stanley Skibinski, filed with the clerk of this court a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The petition laid several grounds for issuance of the writ, one of which was that the petitioner did not have the benefit and was not advised of his right to counsel at public expense. Upon this petition Mr. Chief Justice Rosenberry signed an order requiring the warden of the prison to show cause before the court at a set time why the writ should not be granted and directing…