Crosby v. State

Lewis, Justice.-

The appellant entered a plea of guilty on or about November 1, 1960, to the crime of rape and received a sentence of forty years imprisonment which' he is now serving in the South Carolina State Penitentiary. On July 30, 1961, he filed a petititon in the lower Court for a write of habeas corpus which was dismissed without a hearing on the ground .that the petition failed to set forth any basis ’for the issuance of the writ; This appeal is from the order of-the lower Court .dismissing appellant’s petition.

The question for determination is whether the lower Court erred in…