Tomkins v. Missouri

This case is a companion case to Williams v. Kaiser, ante, p. 471. It, too, is a petition for a writ of habeas corpus here on certiorari to the Missouri Supreme Court. It is alleged in the petition that petitioner in 1934 was charged with murder in the first degree, pleaded guilty to the charge, and was convicted and sentenced to the state penitentiary for life where he is presently confined. The petition was filed in 1944. The other salient facts alleged are as follows:

“The petitioner states that in the proceedings in said Circuit Court of Pemiscot County, Missouri, he was not represented by…