Arthur J. Watson v. Wayne K. Patterson, Warden, Colorado State Penitentiary

HILL, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, an inmate of the Colorado State Penitentiary serving a life sentence for the crime of murder, appeals from an adverse decision of the court below which denied his petition for a writ of habeas corpus.

In his original pro se petition, Watson asserted three grounds of error committed by the state trial court. First, he contended that he. was denied due process when the court failed to appoint sufficient expert witnesses to aid in his defense, second, that he was denied access to statements made by eye witnesses to the crime which he desired for impeachment…