UNITED STATES v. BENNETT

No. 8890.

153 F.2d 102 (1945)

UNITED STATES ex rel. TURNER v. BENNETT, Warden.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

December 21, 1945.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack A. Coney, of Peoria, Ill., Wm. Scott Stewart, of Chicago, Ill., and Homer W. Keller, of Peoria, Ill., for appellant.

George F. Barrett, Atty. Gen., and Edward Wolfe, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before SPARKS, MAJOR, and KERNER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant is a prisoner in the Illinois State Penitentiary, serving a sentence of one to twenty years for burglary, imposed on March 5, 1925, pursuant to a judgment of conviction of on Illinois court upon his plea of guilty. He petitioned the District Court for a writ of habeas corpus. From an order denying his petition, this appeal in forma pauperis is presented.

The contention is that appellant is being deprived of his liberty without due process...

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