Peterson v. Warden

*135OPINION

Appellant in this case was convicted of second degree murder in 1961 and sentenced to ten years to life imprisonment. No post-conviction proceedings were taken from that judgment of conviction until May 6, 1969 when this proceeding was begun under NRS 177.315. Peterson asserts that his confinement is unconstitutional because he was ineffectively represented by counsel and because the trial court improperly allowed the admission into evidence of appellant’s involuntary statements which were obtained through coercion and duress.

To facilitate this appeal Peterson sought to obtain copies…