Corcoran v. Wilson

In habeas petition challenging imposition of death sentence on murder charge, Ct. of Appeals remanded matter back to Dist. Ct. for determination of defendant's claims in habeas petition that were not resolved by Dist. Ct. prior to govt. appeal of Dist. Ct.'s granting of habeas petition on defendant's 6th Amendment claim. Ct. of Appeals reversed Dist. Ct. on 6th Amendment issue in that it rejected defendant's claim that death sentence was invalid where prosecutor had initially offered to forego death penalty if defendant would waive jury trial. Ct. of Appeals also rejected defendant's claim that he was incompetent when waiving certain state post-conviction remedies.