Bailey suffered a broken arm, a hairline fracture of her left leg, and
numerous bruises and scratches. Several days after the accident, she went to the
police station and identified the appellant from a photo lineup as the driver of the
truck. She also identified him at trial. The two men who followed appellant’s truck
likewise identified him at trial. One of the men, Clarence Williams, was an
eyewitness to the accident. He confirmed that the truck was traveling 30-35 mph as
it came around the corner. He described the event saying appellant “just went wide
. . . he just lost control” and the truck jumped onto the opposite curb. Williams
admitted that there may have been cars parked on the street where appellant turned.
However, he denied that appellant needed to swing wide in orderfailed to interview them. The
petitioner also claimed that he wanted doctors from the Veterans Administration Hospital to appear
and testify regarding his competency but that his attorney only got their medical records. He said
that he was not happy with his attorney, but that the trial court rejected his request made a month
before trial that the court appoint him another attorney. Finally, the petitioner believed that he was
prejudiced by his attorney referring to himself before the jury as a criminal defense lawyer.

        The petitioner’s trial attorney testified that the state offered the petitioner a four-year sentence
but that the petitioner rejected it. He said that the petitioner did not give him the names of any
witnesses. However, the attorney interviewed the witnesses that the state