ALLEN v. BANNAN

No. 15427.

332 F.2d 399 (1964)

Richard ALLEN, Petitioner-Appellant, v. William H. BANNAN, Warden, State Prison of Southern Michigan, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

May 20, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Allen, in pro per.

Frank J. Kelley, Atty. Gen., Robert A. Derengoski, Sol. Gen., George E. Mason, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lansing, Mich., for appellee.

Before CECIL and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges, and PECK, District Judge.


HARRY PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The undisputed background facts may be summarized as follows:

On the morning of November 3, 1957, a fire occurred in a house in Grand Rapids, Michigan, resulting in the death of one of the inhabitants. That same day petitioner was taken into custody by the police and questioned concerning the fire. The next day petitioner consented to a polygraph test...

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