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PEER v. SKEEN

No. 607-W.

108 F.Supp. 921 (1952)

PEER v. SKEEN.

United States District Court N. D. West Virginia, Wheeling Division.

October 15, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl Bachmann, C. Lee Spillers, Wayne Brooks and Lester Hess, all of Wheeling, W. Va., for petitioner.

No appearance for Warden.

WATKINS, District Judge.

Petitioner was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Criminal Court of Harrison County, West Virginia, under the West Virginia Habitual Criminal Act, Code, 61-11-18 et seq. This is a petition for writ of habeas corpus against the warden of the state penitentiary, petitioner claiming that he is now illegally detained. Petitioner also asks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. This court appointed four able and experienced attorneys to represent...

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