Tompsett v. State of Ohio

HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.

Appellant appeals from an order of the District Court dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus without a hearing.

Appellant is confined in the State Penitentiary at Columbus, Ohio, under a life sentence for armed bank robbery. The judgment of which he complains was rendered pursuant to a valid indictment under a valid state statute. The basis of his petition is (1) that he did not have the benefit of competent counsel at all necessary stages of the proceeding, which culminated in his conviction and sentence; (2) that he was deprived of the right to trial by…