BUSSEY v. MAXWELL

No. 39125.

177 Ohio St. 111 (1964)

BUSSEY v. MAXWELL, WARDEN.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 9, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Lester W. Bussey, in propria persona.

Mr. William B. Saxbe, attorney general, and Mr. William C. Baird, for respondent.


Per Curiam.

In this action, petitioner bases his right to release on the ground that the state failed to appoint counsel to act in his behalf until after he had pleaded not guilty to the indictment. It is urged that failure to appoint counsel prior to that time denied petitioner due process of law.

Petitioner breaks his argument into many facets, but it ultimately breaks down into two principal questions.

First, did the failure to appoint counsel...

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