In re Application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus of Otto Arthur Gensburg

In November, 1947, Otto Arthur Gensburg, having been convicted of the crime of carnal knowledge, was sentenced to serve a maximum of fifteen years in Washington state penitentiary. He thereafter filed in this court an original application for a writ of habeas corpus. The application alleges that his imprisonment is unlawful for the reason that the judgment and sentence were illegal, being obtained in violation of constitutional rights guaranteed by the fourth, fifth, sixth and fourteenth amendments to the constitution of the United States, and by the constitution of the state of Washington. This court ordered respondent to appear before the superior court for Yakima county and show cause, if any, why the application should not be granted. Following a hearing, at which applicant was represented by counsel, the trial court denied the application, whereupon this appeal was taken.