Russell Hurley v. J. E. Bonnett

This appeal is taken from an order of the district court denying petition of an Alabama state convict for the writ of habeas corpus. We affirm in part and vacate and remand in part.

The relief sought is from a three-year sentence imposed for grand larceny after a jury verdict of guilty. The conviction was affirmed on appeal. Hurley v. State, 1968, 44 Ala.App. 292, 207 So.2d 670. In his petition appellant alleged first, that he was denied benefit of counsel at a preliminary hearing, and second, that police officers were permitted to testify as to an oral statement made by him during in-custody…