UNITED STATES v. ROBINSON

Civ. No. 722-D.

105 F.Supp. 153 (1952)

UNITED STATES ex rel. SKINNER v. ROBINSON, Warden.

United States District Court E. D. Illinois.

May 13, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald L. Merlie, Danville, Ill., for petitioner.

Ivan A. Elliott, Atty. Gen., State of Illinois, and Harry L. Pate, Asst. Atty. Gen., Springfield, Ill., for respondent.


PLATT, District Judge.

Petitioner seeks to obtain his release from the Menard Branch of the Illinois State Penitentiary by a writ of habeas corpus in forma pauperis. By earlier orders of this court leave was granted to file the amended petition, respondent was required to show cause why the writ should not issue, and Attorney Donald L. Merlie was appointed to represent petitioner. Respondent first filed a motion to dismiss, which was withdrawn without objection after...

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