Legal Opinion
In RE MEMPA v. Rhay
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 23, 1966No. 38470Published
1Opinion of the Court
68 Wn.2d 882 (1966)
416 P.2d 104
In the Matter of the Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of JERRY DOUGLAS MEMPA, Petitioner,
v.
B.J. RHAY, as Superintendent of the State Penitentiary, Respondent.[*]
No. 38470.
The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
June 23, 1966.
Jerry Douglas Mempa, pro se.
The Attorney General and Lee D. Rickabaugh, for respondent.
FINLEY, J.
This matter involves a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The salient facts are: Petitioner, Jerry D. Mempa, was charged in the Superior Court for Spokane County with "joy-riding," as defined and prohibited by RCW 9.54.020. At his…
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