JOHNSON v. STEPHENS

No. PB-64-C-32.

231 F.Supp. 995 (1964)

Leo JOHNSON and Albert Scott, Petitioners, v. Dan T. STEPHENS, Superintendent of the Arkansas State Penitentiary, Respondent.

United States District Court E. D. Arkansas, Pine Bluff Division.

June 26, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

E. V. Trimble, Little Rock, Ark., for petitioners.


HENLEY, Chief Judge.

This is a habeas corpus proceeding commenced on behalf of petitioners, Leo Johnson and Albert Scott, teenage youths, who are presently confined in the Arkansas State Penitentiary following their pleas of guilty in the Circuit Court of Lonoke County, Arkansas, to charges of armed robbery. Each petitioner received a sentence of ten years imprisonment.

The petition alleges that the pleas of guilty were entered and the sentences were imposed...

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