UNITED STATES v. MURPHY


245 F.2d 751 (1957)

UNITED STATES ex rel. Willie LOWERY, Relator-Appellant, v. Robert E. MURPHY, Warden, Auburn Prison, Auburn, New York, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided June 26, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Willie Lowery, pro se.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen., State of New York (Lawrence H. Rogovin, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen., of counsel), for respondent.

Before HAND, LUMBARD and WATERMAN, Circuit Judges.


LUMBARD, Circuit Judge.

The petition for a certificate of probable cause, for appointment of counsel, and for leave to appeal in forma pauperis from Judge Brennan's denials of a writ of habeas corpus is denied.

From the two petitions filed by Lowery it appears that he was convicted on July 8, 1952 in the Court of General Sessions for the County of New York of possessing narcotics for the purpose of sale in violation of § 1751(2) of the New York...

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