Petition of Tooker

Albert Jay Tooker, an inmate of the Montana State Prison, appearing pro se, has filed with this court a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. He alleges that upon a trial by jury in Hill County District Court he was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to a term of forty years.

He further alleges that his confinement is illegal in that he was denied (1) confrontation with witnesses against him; (2) effective assistance of counsel; (3) a fair trial; (4) equal pro teetion of the laws. To substantiate these allegations he asserts he was arrested on June 7, 1963, and informed he…