Griffin v. Hand

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, J.:

Petitioner, now confined in the state penitentiary, seeks his release in this original proceeding in habeas corpus.

The point involved in the case concerns the provision relating to the waiver of counsel found in G. S. 1949, 62-1304 — and, as amended —see G. S. 1959 Supp. 62-1304.

The facts shown by the record are as follows:

On October 1, 1959, petitioner, Arthur Griffin, twenty-two years of age, was arraigned in the district court of Cowley county on an information charging forgery in the second degree. He was without counsel. The court…