Turner v. Cupp

Petitioner, Turner, is presently imprisoned under a sentence imposed upon his conviction for the illegal possession of narcotics. The conviction was affirmed on appeal. State v. Turner, 249 Or 145, 437 P2d 118 (1968). Turner then filed a petition for post-conviction relief which was dismissed for failing to state a cause of action. He now appeals the judgment of dismissal.

In his petition Turner alleges that there was a “substantial denial of petitioner’s rights to effective representation of counsel” at the proceedings in which he was convicted. In order to obtain relief on this ground he…