Jones v. Balkcom

Aumand, Justice.

1. There is no complaint that Jones was denied due process of law by reason of any action or non-action by the court or its officials in the conduct of the trial. The sole complaint is that he did not have the benefit of counsel as guaranteed by the Federal and State Constitutions, in that his counsel was so incompetent, unfaithful, and negligent in representing him at his trial, that he was virtually unrepresented.

The incompetence, negligence, or unfaithfulness of defendant’s counsel who was selected by him in the trial of a criminal case does not as a general rule constitute…