State Ex Rel. Drysdale v. Tahash

Nelson, Justice.

Appeal from an order entered October 27, 1966, discharging a writ of habeas corpus.

It appears from the record that relator, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was arrested on March 23, 1961, on a charge of drunkenness. Two weeks later, on April 7, 1961, an information was filed charging him with having had sexual intercourse with his daughter on March 5, 1961, in violation of Minn. St. 1961, § 617.13.

During the 3 weeks following defendant’s arrest, he was held in jail without access to counsel, and during this time the sheriff of Winona County is alleged to have obtained a…