Anastacio Gallegos and Rellis Gallegos v. John W. Turner, Warden, Utah State Prison

After petitioners’ conviction for voluntary manslaughter had been affirmed in the Supreme Court of Utah, i. e., see State v. Gallegos, 16 Utah 2d 102, 396 P.2d 414, they sought relief in habeas corpus in the State District Court on the grounds that false testimony was knowingly used to secure the conviction. Relief was denied, and assigned trial counsel perfected an appeal but declined to prosecute it on the grounds that in his opinion there was no error which would lead him to believe a reversal could be obtained, and he so informed the petitioners. The petitioners filed pro se briefs and…