BURKETT v. MAYO

No. 12648.

173 F.2d 574 (1949)

BURKETT v. MAYO.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

March 28, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Burkett, in pro. per.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen. of Fla., and Reeves Bowen, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Fla., for appellee.

Before SIBLEY, McCORD and WALLER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The petition for the writ of habeas corpus discloses that Burkett was charged with rape, was defended by counsel, apparently employed by him, convicted of assault with intent to rape with a sentence of ten years; that he obtained other counsel who appealed the case to the Supreme Court of Florida where it was affirmed; that he sought to reopen the matter in the Supreme Court by a writ of coram nobis; and that he sought relief by habeas corpus in the State...

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