Smith v. Hixon

THOMAS, District Judge.

Petitioner, for a second time, is seeking to invoke the jurisdiction of this court in a habeas corpus proceeding attacking the validity of a judgment of the circuit court of Houston County, Alabama. It is the contention of petitioner that he is illegally confined in violation of his rights under the Constitution of the United States in that, at the trial resulting in his conviction and sentence, he was denied counsel and the right to witnesses for the defense.

“Before a federal court may exercise the delicate jurisdiction of interfering with state criminal processes, the…