On October 20, 1955 in the Kings County Court, the relator, then 15 years of age, entered a plea of guilty to a reduced charge of murder, second degree, and on November 30, 1955, he was sentenced to a term of 20 years to life imprisonment.
The relator now challenges, by writ of habeas corpus, the lawfulness of his detention. He contends that he was deprived of his right to counsel at various stages of the proceedings, and that...
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