James Harold Melton, Jr. v. Wayne K. Patterson, Warden, Colorado State Penitentiary, the People of the State of Colorado

BRATTON, District Judge.

Two questions are presented for decision on this appeal by Petitioner James Harold Melton, Jr., from the denial of his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The first question is whether the court below, 313 F.Supp. 1287, erred in holding: (1) that the counsel in Petitioner’s murder trial was not inadequate, and (2) that the submission to the jury of the confession, whether or not involuntary, resulted in no prejudice to Melton. The second question presented is whether it was error to dismiss for failure to exhaust state remedies Petitioner’s claims relating to the…