FINTON v. LANE

No. 15363.

356 F.2d 850 (1966)

Robert Dane FINTON, #31867, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ward LANE, Warden of the Indiana State Prison, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

February 14, 1966.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

G. Robert Blakey, Notre Dame, Ind., for appellant.

Douglas B. McFadden, Deputy Atty. Gen., for appellee.

John J. Dillon, Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, Ind., for respondent-appellee.

Before HASTINGS, Chief Judge, and KILEY and MAJOR, Circuit Judges.


MAJOR, Circuit Judge.

This action was commenced on application for Writ of Habeas Corpus filed August 10, 1964, to contest the legality of petitioner's detention by respondent in the Indiana State Prison. Respondent filed his return and answer and after hearing, the Court, on July 6, 1965, entered its order denying the application. From this order the appeal comes to this Court.

Petitioner on brief states the contested...

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