Legal Opinion
Bolds v. Bennett
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 11, 1968No. 52820Published
1Opinion of the Court
159 N.W.2d 425 (1968)
William Winfield BOLDS, Appellant,
v.
John E. BENNETT, Warden Iowa State Penitentiary, Fort Madison, Iowa, Appellee.
No. 52820.
Supreme Court of Iowa.
June 11, 1968.
William Winfield Bolds, pro se.
Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., James C. Sell, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Michael M. Phelan, Deputy County Atty., Fort Madison, for appellee.
RAWLINGS, Justice.
Acting pro se plaintiff, a state prisoner, sought original habeas corpus relief, and in like manner appeals from adverse judgment by trial court.
By virtue of the factual situation peculiar to the case at bar, we reverse.
Trial court…
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