State v. Bubnash

On February 24,1961, in the district court of Cascade County, Montana, upon the trial of Cecil Bubnash, charged by information with the crime of burglary in the first degree and a prior conviction of felony, the jury returned a verdict of guilty, found the prior conviction true, and fixed the punishment at ten years in the state prison. Upon his arraignment upon this information the defendant had requested the aid of court-appointed counsel and the district court appointed John H. Cor coran, Esq., as defense counsel. On the opening morning of the trial, such defense counsel moved the court to…