Legal Opinion
Martinez v. Tinsley
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided May 17, 1965No. Civ. A. No. 9053PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DOYLE, District Judge.
Harold Martinez, petitioner, presently confined in the Colorado State Penitentiary, seeks habeas corpus relief. From the petition and return, it appears that Martinez was sentenced by the District Court for El Paso County on July 13, 1962, to a term of from three to five years pursuant to his plea of guilty to issuing of a no-account check in Criminal Action 11304.
Petitioner’s grounds for relief are, as stated in the petition:
“(a) Counsel [was] too casually appointed for defendant.
“(b) The Court lacked jurisdiction to sentence petitioner as was done in violation of his…
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- Wade v. MayoSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Clifford Daugharty v. Clarence T. Gladden, Warden, Oregon State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958
- Stilley v. TinsleySupreme Court of Colorado · 1963
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Moneyhun v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1971