Petition of Evans

Original proceeding.

Petition for writ of habeas corpus filed by Jack Evans, appearing pro se, who is presently confined in the Montana State Prison by virtue of a fifteen year sentence imposed by the District Court of Yellowstone County on August 27, 1962, following petitioner’s plea of guilty to the crime of rape.

Petitioner contends that he was denied equal justice and protection of the law as guaranteed by the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. He calls attention to the three procedural systems for the prosecution of crime provided by the Constitution of the State of…