California Court of Appeal February 28, 1957, Crim. No. 5658 (In re Burroughs)

FOURT, J.

Laconia Burroughs, the petitioner herein, seeks a writ of habeas corpus. He contends that he is now unlawfully detained in one of the prisons of the state, and that such imprisonment is illegal in that (1) he was denied due process of law, which deprived him of a fair trial; (2) that he was not properly represented by counsel of his own choice throughout the trial; (3) that he was