Martinez v. Tinsley

*68A petition for writ of habeas corpus was filed in the district court of El Paso county by plaintiff in error, to whom we will refer as petitioner. He appeared pro se. Notwithstanding the fact that the allegations contained in said petition fell far short of the legal requirement for issuance of such a writ, and no doubt out of an abundance of caution, the district court directed the respondent Harry C. Tinsley to produce the petitioner before the court on February 25, 1963.

A hearing was had with relation to the confinement of petitioner in the state penitentiary. The findings and Order…