STATE v. ERICKSON

No. 10073.

129 N.W.2d 712 (1964)

STATE of South Dakota ex rel. Alfred BURNS, Defendant-Petitioner and Appellant, v. Donald R. ERICKSON, as the duly appointed, qualified and acting Warden of the South Dakota State Penitentiary, Respondent.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

July 30, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. H. Ranney, Jr., Sioux Falls, for defendant-petitioner and appellant.

Frank L. Farrar, Atty. Gen., Alfred E. Dirks, Asst. Atty. Gen., Pierre, for respondent.


HOMEYER, Judge.

Defendant appeals from a judgment quashing a writ of habeas corpus after hearing. He claims his constitutional rights were violated because (1) the court did not release and discharge his court-appointed attorney and provide him with a substitute attorney, and (2) his oral request for a different judge made when arraigned was denied. The record does not support his claim of a denial of fundamental rights and we affirm the judgment.

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