MELTON v. PATTERSON

Civ. A. No. C-2009.

313 F.Supp. 1287 (1970)

James Harold MELTON, Jr., Petitioner, v. Wayne K. PATTERSON, Warden, Colorado State Penitentiary, the People of the State of Colorado, Respondents.

United States District Court, D. Colorado.

June 19, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Holland & Hart, by Edwin S. Kahn, Denver, Colo., for petitioner.

Duke W. Dunbar, Atty. Gen. of State of Colorado, and Michael T. Haley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, Colo., for respondents.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAM E. DOYLE, District Judge.

The petitioner seeks release from confinement in the Colorado State Penitentiary in Canon City, Colorado, alleging that his constitutional rights have been violated in connection with his conviction in the year 1948 for second degree murder following the shooting of his sister. Because of the apparent seriousness of the claims and the uncertainty as to the facts, we appointed very competent counsel...

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