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TOWNSEND v. BOMAR

No. 15179.

331 F.2d 19 (1964)

Thomas TOWNSEND and Roosevelt Terry, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Lynn BOMAR, Warden, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

April 27, 1964.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth L. Roberts (Court Appointed), Nashville, Tenn., on brief, for appellants.

Henry C. Foutch, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Tennessee, Nashville, Tenn., on brief, for appellee; George F. McCanless, Atty. Gen. and Reporter of Tennessee, of counsel.

Before CECIL and MILLER, Circuit Judges, and FOX, District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Defendants, inmates of the State penitentiary at Fort Pillow State Farm, were convicted by a jury in a state court for open rebellion with intent to kill and escape, and were sentenced to life imprisonment by the jury's conviction.

Counsel for the defendants were appointed on the day of the trial in a state, which by statute, gives two days minimum for preparation of defense.1

The alleged offense occurred on...

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