Walker v. Fogliani

*155OPINION

By the Court,

Zenoff, J.:

Joseph Miles Walker has filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus with this court seeking release from prison on the ground that he was denied certain constitutional rights at trial. We believe that his contention is sound.

Joseph Miles Walker was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. The conviction was affirmed. Walker v. State, 78 Nev. 463, 376 P.2d 137 (1962).1 Certiorari was denied by the U.S. Supreme Court (Walker v. Nevada, 375 U.S. 882 (1963)). Walker then petitioned the U.S. District Court for a writ of habeas corpus contending (1) that he was…