In Mempa v. Rhay, Jerry Douglas Mempa had pleaded guilty to joyriding, which then resulted in Mempa being on probation for a number of two years. Mempa’s case was then deferred but approximately four months later, he was then charged with burglary. Mempa’s probation was revoked, due to the burglary charge, and during the revocation process, Mempa had no counsel to represent him, was not offered the option of having counsel to represent him, nor asked of his previous court-appointed counsel. He plead guilty to the burglary charges and was sentenced to 10 years maximum, in compliance to Washington State Law ("Mempa v. Rhay 389 U.S. 128 (1967)", 2017).
Within six years, Mempa sought a writ of Habeas Corpus because he was denied counsel during
Within six years, Mempa sought a writ of Habeas Corpus because he was denied counsel during