State v. Richardson

Rogosheske, Justice.

Appeal from a judgment of conviction in Beltrami County (40,314) and from an order discharging a writ of habeas corpus in Washington County (40,615).

On September 14, 1965, petitioner was sentenced to not more than 5 years’ imprisonment following his conviction after a plea of guilty to the charge of indecent assault, a lesser included offense of the crime of rape originally charged by information filed on August 12, 1965.

On June 2, 1966, petitioner filed pro se a petition for a writ of habeas corpus, claiming a denial of his constitutional rights. He alleged in substance…