Crisp v. Hudspeth

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

This is an original proceeding in which petitioner seeks a writ of habeas corpus to procure his release from the state penitentiary where he is presently confined under a sentence rendered September 15, 1922, following his plea of guilty of the crime of murder in the first degree.

Petitioner states five contentions that his imprisonment is unlawful. They are (1) that the trial court failed to acquire jurisdiction over the subject matter before rendering judgment; (2) that the trial court failed to appoint counsel for him; (3) that there was a…