JOHNSTONE v. SWENSON

No. 17495.

363 F.2d 643 (1966)

Charles N. JOHNSTONE, Appellant, v. Harold R. SWENSON, Warden Missouri State Penitentiary, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

July 14, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles N. Johnstone filed typewritten brief pro se.

Thomas F. Eagleton, Atty. Gen., and Howard L. McFadden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jefferson City, Mo., filed typewritten brief for appellee.

Before JOHNSON, MATTHES and RIDGE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

After a full evidentiary hearing, the District Court found against appellant (a Missouri prisoner) on his habeas corpus contentions and denied his petition for a federal writ.

The Court made appointment of counsel to represent appellant; required the Warden of the Missouri State Penitentiary to have appellant present, both at a pretrial conference and throughout the final hearing; gave appellant liberal range in his testimony; and beyond the advocacy...

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