In RE KENSTRIP v. Cranor

This matter is before this court on an order to show cause why the petitioner’s prayer for a writ of habeas corpus should not be granted.

It appears, by the return on the show cause order, that petitioner entered a plea of guilty to a charge of first degree assault; that the court was aware of his previous commitment to the insane asylum, from which he had escaped; that the court examined him and determined, in its own mind, that he was sane; that he waived counsel; and that the court accepted his plea of guilty and séntenced him thereon.

This is a case of first instance, and the rule of this…