Powers v. Hudspeth

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

This is a habeas corpus case brought originally in this court by a petitioner who is a prisoner in the state penitentiary. The petition which he personally prepared sets forth that he was held "incommunicado coerced, and forced to accept the dictates of the prosecuting attorney. And was denied the right to send for a counsel of his own choosing.” In his sworn statement, which accompanied the petition, appears the following: “I made several attempts to contact legal counsel, with discouraging and fruitless results.” The record, however,…