1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.2d
  4. 333 F.2d
  5. 333 F.2d 742 (1964)
 

UNITED STATES v. WILKINS

No. 493, Docket 28261.

333 F.2d 742 (1964)

UNITED STATES of America ex rel. Edward ABAIR, Appellant, v. Walter H. WILKINS, Warden, Attica State Prison, Attica, New York, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided June 11, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leon B. Polsky, New York City (Anthony F. Marra, The Legal Aid Society, on the brief), for appellant.

Barry Mahoney, Deputy Asst. Atty. Gen. of the State of New York, New York City (Louis J. Lefkowitz, Atty. Gen., Samuel A. Hirshowitz, First Asst. Atty. Gen., and John DeWitt Gregory, Asst. Atty. Gen., of counsel), for appellee.

Before MOORE, FRIENDLY and KAUFMAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

In his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, Abair contends that a 1927 conviction of robbery, employed as the predicate for his present recidivist sentence, was entered in the absence of counsel.1 Finding that petitioner's allegations were afforded a "full hearing on the merits" in a 1957 state coram nobis proceeding, the District Court denied the petition on the basis of the state court record. On appeal, petitioner...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases