Legal Opinion
In RE ST. PETER v. Rhay
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 2, 1960No. 35233PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
56 Wn.2d 297 (1960)
352 P.2d 806
In the Matter of the Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of ARTHUR ST. PETER, Petitioner,
v.
B.J. RHAY, as Superintendent of the State Penitentiary, Respondent.[1]
No. 35233.
The Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.
June 2, 1960.
Irving C. Paul, Jr., for petitioner.
The Attorney General and Lawrence Ross, Assistant, for respondent.
MALLERY, J.
This is an original application for a writ of habeas corpus. To pass upon it, we are required to interpret the meaning of the phrase "term of imprisonment" as used by the legislature in RCW 9.92.080, which provides, inter alia:
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Mason v. SUP'R CT. FOR SPOKANE CTY.Washington Supreme Court · 1954
- Writ of Habeas Corpus of St. Peter v. RhayWashington Supreme Court · 1960
3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. LouxWashington Supreme Court · 1966
- State Ex Rel. Otterstetter v. McManusSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1976
- Pitts v. RhayWashington Supreme Court · 1964