Ludwick v. Webb

In this proceeding, H. G. Ludwick made application to this court for a writ of habeas corpus, the basis of which was that on December 1, 1933, he was adjudged guilty of murder in the second degree by the superior court of Washington for Adams county without having been accorded a trial by jury. By an order of this court, the petition for a writ of habeas corpus was referred to the superior court of Washington for Spokane county for a hearing thereon. The superintendent of Washington state penitentiary, at which institution the petitioner was confined, filed an answer to the petition, and upon…