James W. Menefield v. Robert G. Borg, Warden

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1989-08-02

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REINHARDT, Circuit Judge: I. Appellant James Menefield, presently serving a twenty-nine year, 10 month sentence in California state prison, appeals the denial of his petition for habeas corpus. Menefield argues that the state trial court violated the Sixth Amendment when it refused his request for assistance of counsel in the preparation of a motion for…

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