In Re Burson

This is an action originating in this court, in which the petitioner seeks by a proceeding in habeas corpus to secure his release from the Ohio State Penitentiary. The petitioner was indicted as a second offender on three counts for stealing and for operating motor vehicles without the consent of the owners. A plea of guilty being entered, the accused was sentenced to imprisonment in the Ohio State Penitentiary on August 20, 1943.

Petitioner claims the court violated a fundamental right to have counsel appointed to represent him as provided by Section 13439-2, General Code, and that he was…