Mr. Justice Harlan, dissenting. By not setting forth the background of this proceeding the Court has put seriously out of focus the constitutional issue involved in this case. Parker was convicted of second degree murder on May 19, 1961, and sentenced to life imprisonment. On September 7, 1961, he addressed a letter to several jurors protesting his innocence, condemning his attorneys for incom…
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