Hines v. Baker

MEMORANDUM OPINION

BRATTON, District Judge.

This matter came on for hearing before the Court upon a Petition for a writ of habeas corpus directed to the Respondent Warden of the New Mexico State Penitentiary. Petitioner is confined by the Warden pursuant to a commitment issued by the District Court of Colfax County, dated April 18, 1959, sentencing Petitioner to a term of life imprisonment for the crime of murder in the first degree. Petitioner claims that he is illegally detained because (1) he was inadequately represented by counsel before and during his trial; (2) the felony murder statute…