HOUGHTON v. SHAFER

No. 668, Misc.

392 U.S. 639 (1968)

HOUGHTON v. SHAFER, GOVERNOR OF PENNSYLVANIA, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 17, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Sennett, Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Frank P. Lawley, Jr., Deputy Attorney General, and Edward Friedman for respondents.


PER CURIAM.

Petitioner was convicted of burglary and is serving a sentence of four to 10 years in a Pennsylvania state prison. In pursuing his appeal pro se petitioner acquired law books, trial records, and other materials with the consent of prison authorities. Before petitioner had filed his appeal brief, prison authorities confiscated these materials because they were found in the possession of another inmate. Petitioner's efforts to obtain the return of...

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