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BECKETT v. BLACKWELL

No. 23322.

363 F.2d 505 (1966)

John BECKETT, Jr., Appellant, v. Olin G. BLACKWELL, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Atlanta, Georgia, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

July 8, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas K. McWhorter, Asst. U. S. Atty., Atlanta, Ga., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and BROWN and COLEMAN, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

This appeal is from denial of a writ of habeas corpus. Appellant was convicted upon his plea of guilty of counterfeiting and possession of counterfeit federal reserve notes. The habeas petition alleges two grounds for discharge: (1) that prison officials were subjecting Appellant to cruel and unusual punishment by requiring him to perform work beyond his physical capacity; and (2) that Appellant was improperly deprived of good time allowances because of...

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