State Ex Rel. Sanders v. Reeves

This is an original action for an alternative writ of mandamus to compel the respondent to accept jurisdiction, hear and determine petitioner’s petition for writ of error coram nobis, or show cause why the same should not be done.

The petitioner, who is a prisoner in the Indiana State Prison, alleges his petition was prepared without the aid of counsel, which fact is all too apparent from a brief examination thereof. We have often noticed the failure of pauper prisoners to avail themselves of the advice and skilled services of the Public Defender, both in the trial courts and here. If…