Eugene Mason v. State of Arizona, A. E. Gomes, Superintendent, Arizona State Prison Atflorence

OPINION

Before HAMLEY, WRIGHT and KILKENNY, Circuit Judges.

HAMLEY, Circuit Judge:

Eugene Mason, incarcerated in Arizona State Prison under a life sentence for first degree murder, appeals a district court judgment denying his application for a writ of habeas corpus.

Mason, an indigent, was represented in the state criminal proceedings by court-appointed counsel. Several times prior to the trial Mason’s attorney moved for court appointment of an investigator. Counsel also sought an allowance of funds for travel expenses in connection with investigation of certain witnesses. These motions were…