Wilbanks v. State

McFADDEN, Justice.

Appellant Wilbanks, who was convicted of the crime of forgery on December 31, 1965, filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the Ada County District Court. The trial court, after examining the petition, determined it stated only one ground for issuance of the writ, i. e., that petitioner alleged that by reason of duress he had been induced to plead guilty to the crime for which he was punished by imprisonment. The trial court ordered the writ to issue, pursuant to which the state brought appellant into court on January 31, 1966. While appellant was before the court,…