In Re Pigg's Petition
Supreme Court of Colorado
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Pringle
On May 31, 1963, James Carlos Pigg, a prisoner in the state penitentiary, filed in this Court a motion or petition seeking to prosecute, in forma pauperis, a writ of error to a judgment of the district court of the City and County of Denver denying a writ of habeas corpus. Included in the motion was a request that this Court assign counsel to him for the purpose of prosecuting a writ of error to such judgment.
The leave to proceed in forma pauperis in this Court is granted and the writ of error is ordered issued. The petitioner’s request to have this Court assign counsel to him for the purpose…
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