UNITED STATES v. NIERSTHEIMER

No. 8910.

152 F.2d 453 (1945)

UNITED STATES ex rel. HERNDON v. NIERSTHEIMER, Warden.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

December 6, 1945.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Herndon, in pro. per.

George F. Barrett, Atty. Gen., of Illinois (Edward Wolfe, First Asst. Atty. Gen., of counsel), for appellee.

Before EVANS, MAJOR, and KERNER, Circuit Judges.


EVANS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal, in forma pauperis, is from a denial by the District Court, of a writ of habeas corpus. Petitioner has prepared his own appeal and for that reason we have felt it necessary to study the case not only as presented by him, but also take the added precaution of seeing if any possible ground for granting the writ was overlooked.

Petitioner is in the state penitentiary, pursuant to a state court judgment, on a plea of guilty, for...

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