Newburn v. Hand

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Jackson, J.:

In this habeas corpus proceeding begun in the district court by the above inmate of the state penitentiary, the sole contention is that the appellant was denied due process of law because he was not adequately assisted by counsel appointed by the district court of Sheridan county to represent him in a prosecution for burglary in the second degree and upon a second count of grand larceny. The appellant is now serving a sentence assessed upon a plea of guilty to those crimes by the district court of Sheridan county.

Appellant’s contention…