GOODWIN v. SWENSON

No. 1079.

287 F.Supp. 166 (1968)

Marcus GOODWIN, Petitioner, v. Harold R. SWENSON, Warden, Respondent.

United States District Court W. D. Missouri, C. D.

July 2, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Granville E. Collins, Edward H. Hunvald, Jr., Columbia, Mo., for petitioner.

Norman H. Anderson, Atty. Gen., Howard L. McFadden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., for respondent.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JOHN W. OLIVER, District Judge.

This state prisoner habeas corpus case presents, among other federal questions, an alleged violation of petitioner's right to the effective assistance of counsel as guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. We find and determine that petitioner is entitled to appropriate relief.

I.

The petitioner was convicted of first degree murder in the Circuit...

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