SNELL v. MAYO

No. 12649.

173 F.2d 704 (1949)

SNELL v. MAYO.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

April 4, 1949.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oliver Snell, 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.

According to the petition for habeas corpus Snell was arrested Dec. 28, 1941, without a warrant for a murder, was not carried promptly before a committing magistrate but held incommunicado for ten days, his shoes taken from him for comparison with tracks near the scene of the murder, and his pants were also taken to test for blood stains on them. He was also questioned, and the sheriff testified to overhearing...

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