UNITED STATES v. CUMMINGS

No. 248, Docket 23844.

233 F.2d 190 (1956)

UNITED STATES ex rel. Nelson RHYCE, Appellant, v. George A. CUMMINGS, Warden, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided May 7, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nelson Rhyce, pro se.

Thomas F. Wall, State's Atty. for Litchfield County, Torrington, Conn., for appellee.

Before MEDINA, LUMBARD and WATERMAN, Circuit Judges.


LUMBARD, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order denying Nelson Rhyce's petition for a writ of habeas corpus entered after a two day hearing where petitioner was represented by assigned counsel and during which Judge Smith heard the testimony of petitioner and ten other witnesses. Rhyce is presently incarcerated in Connecticut State Prison serving a sentence of from 1 to 3 years for burglary and 1 year for theft, both committed on September 20, 1953 at the...

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