Case Name: Petition of ALVIN WUEST for Writ of Habeas Corpus
Court: Montana Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Montana
Decision Date: 1961-07-27
Citations: 139 Mont. 621
Docket Number: No. 10230-A
Parties: Petition of ALVIN WUEST for Writ of Habeas Corpus.
Judges: ME. JUSTICES ADAIE, DOYLE and CASTLES concur.
Reporter: Montana Reports
Volume: 139
Pages: 621–621

Head Matter:
No. 10230-A.
Petition of ALVIN WUEST for Writ of Habeas Corpus.
Decided July 27, 1961.
363 P.2d 384.

Opinion:
ME. CHIEF JUSTICE JAMES T. HAEEISON:
This is an original proceeding by an inmate'of the Montana State Penitentiary for a writ of habeas corpus.
This Court on March 3, 1961, 139 Mont. 616, 359 P.2d 655, denied a previous application for a writ of habeas- corpus after denial in the District Court on February 9, 1961. It appears-that the petitioner, represented by counsel, pleaded guilty to the crime of forgery in Eosebud County on October 5, 1960, and thereupon received a sentence of six years.
In the current application the petitioner complains that the Warden and Chaplain have somehow deprived him of his constitutional rights by neglecting to call his minister. A reading of the petition shows no legal reason for granting any relief and therefore the application is denied and the proceeding dismissed. '
ME. JUSTICES ADAIE, DOYLE and CASTLES concur.