Hackin v. State

On October 24, 1966 the defendant represented one Jasper Winnegar in a hearing upon a petition for habeas corpus, conducted in the Superior Court of Maricopa County. The defendant is not now, nor was he then, a licensed attorney. Defendant was advised at the time by a deputy county attorney that should he insist on representing Winnegar in court he would be subject to prosecution for violation of a state law, i. e. A.R.S. § 32-261, prohibiting the illegal practice of law. However, because the court refused upon defendants request to appoint counsel for Winnegar, the defendant chose to conduct the hearing on Winnegars behalf. Thereafter the charges for which he stands convicted were brought against defendant.