Shook v. DISTRICT COURT IN & FOR FOURTEENTH JD

This is an original proceeding in which Eugene Shook, petitioner, seeks relief from a sentence imposed by respondent district court for his conviction of conspiracy to commit forgery. We issued our rule to show cause why the relief should not be granted. The respondent has answered and the matter is now at issue. We make the rule absolute.

On September 12, 1972, petitioner was convicted of conspiracy to commit forgery and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment in the penitentiary of not less than five nor more than eight years. He appealed his conviction on October 4, 1972.

While petitioner’s…