BURDICK v. ALLGOOD

No. 23388.

368 F.2d 818 (1966)

Robert Agusta BURDICK, Appellant, v. J. Wayne ALLGOOD, Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, Angola, La., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

November 3, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No appearances for appellant or appellee.

Before RIVES, THORNBERRY and AINSWORTH, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This is a pro se appeal in forma pauperis from an order of the district court denying a writ of habeas corpus.

Appellant has exhausted his state remedies and is presently serving a fifteen-year prison term in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, having been convicted by a jury in state court for the possession and sale of marihuana. The question presented is whether the district court erred in denying appellant a plenary hearing on the merits...

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