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WIGGINS v. HENDERSON

Nos. 00-7022 and 00-7191.

278 F.3d 1311 (2002)

Charles E. WIGGINS, Appellant, v. John HENDERSON, Warden, D.C. Department of Corrections, Occoquan Facility, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 25, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

A.J. Kramer, Federal Public Defender, appointed by the court, argued the cause and filed the briefs as amicus curiae for appellants.

Charles E. Wiggins, appearing pro se, was on the brief for appellant Charles E. Wiggins in No. 00-7022.

Curtis E. Crawford, appearing pro se, was on the briefs for appellant Curtis E. Crawford in No. 00-7191.

Mary L. Wilson, Assistant Corporation Counsel, argued the cause for appellees. With her on the brief were Robert R. Rigsby, Corporation Counsel, and Charles L. Reischel, Deputy Corporation Counsel.

Before: GINSBURG, Chief Judge, EDWARDS and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SENTELLE.

SENTELLE, Circuit Judge:

In this case we affirm the decisions of the district court to dismiss the separate petitions for writs of habeas corpus filed by Charles E. Wiggins and Curtis E. Crawford pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2253. The reasons for our decisions follow.

The issues presented are principally procedural, and require a brief review of earlier proceedings. In 1972, the United States charged...

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