PINTO v. PIERCE

No. 284.

389 U.S. 31 (1967)

PINTO, PRISON FARM SUPERINTENDENT v. PIERCE.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided October 23, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas P. Ford, Jr., for petitioner.


PER CURIAM.

Respondent was indicted by the grand jury of Essex County, New Jersey, on July 2, 1959, for the crime of robbery while armed. Following a plea of not guilty, he was tried before a jury, convicted and sentenced to a term of from 16 to 23 years in the New Jersey State Prison. On June 6, 1966, respondent filed a petition for a writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. The District Judge determined from the transcript...

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