Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit June 10, 1970, 17644 (United States of America Ex Rel. Charles Musil v. Frank J. Pate, Warden)

FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.

Charles Musil is imprisoned under sentence imposed in 1960 by an Illinois court upon conviction of murder. He challenges the use at his trial of his testimony given at a coroner’s inquest, where he was not represented by counsel. The district court found that the inquest was a critical stage of the criminal proceeding at which Musil was entitled to assistance of counsel.