State Ex Rel. Flores v. Tahash

Otis, Justice.

Defendant, having pled guilty to the unlawful possession of empirin compound with codeine phosphate, was sentenced to a term of 10 to 40 years. At the presentence examination, he freely admitted that at the time of his arrest he had on his person at least 85 bottles containing a variety of narcotic drugs. After the time to appeal had elapsed, defendant petitioned the district court for a writ of habeas corpus, alleging that the information failed to charge a specific offense for which a penalty could be imposed and that he was denied his right to effective counsel.

After…