Martinez v. State

McFADDEN, Justice.

Appellant, an inmate of the Idaho State Penitentiary, appeals from a judgment of the district court quashing a writ of habeas corpus previously issued. Appellant, in the proceedings in the district court, was unrepresented by an attorney.

On August 9, 1963, appellant was arraigned before the District Court of Jefferson County in what was then the Twelfth Judicial District. Appellant, who was unrepresented by counsel at the arraignment, waived the right to an attorney and plead guilty to the charge of rape and on August 13, 1963, was sentenced to a term of life imprisonment in…