IN RE SUMMERS v. RHAY

No. 38157.

67 Wn.2d 898 (1966)

410 P.2d 608

In the Matter of the Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of JOHN C. SUMMERS, Appellant, v. B.J. RHAY, as Superintendent of the State Penitentiary, Respondent.

The Supreme Court of Washington, Department One.

January 27, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Carl Summers, pro se.

The Attorney General and Paul J. Murphy, Assistant, for respondent.


OTT, J.

John Carl Summers, a parolee from the state of Nebraska upon a conviction of the crime of armed robbery, was arrested February 7, 1963, after he had engaged in a gun fight with three Seattle police officers. At the time of his arrest, there was also pending against him in King County an additional felony charge of armed robbery.

February 26, 1963, a preliminary hearing was held in justice court on the assault charges. John C. Summers pleaded not guilty...

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