ODELL v. BURKE

No. 12882.

281 F.2d 782 (1960)

Fred J. ODELL, Petitioner-Appellant, v. John C. BURKE, Warden, Wisconsin State Prison, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

July 25, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Giles F. Clark, Milwaukee, Wis., for appellant.

William A. Platz, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before SCHNACKENBERG and CASTLE, Circuit Judges, and MERCER, District Judge.


MERCER, District Judge.

Petitioner, an inmate at Wisconsin State Prison, appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, denying, without a hearing, his petition for writ of habeas corpus.

At the outset, we note that petitioner is represented by Mr. Giles F. Clark, court-appointed counsel, who has presented the case for petitioner both in written brief and on oral argument. This court is appreciative of his...

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