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HENDERSON v. CRONVICH

No. 25605.

402 F.2d 763 (1968)

George J. HENDERSON, Appellant, v. Alwynn CRONVICH, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

November 4, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel S. Dalton, New Orleans, La., for appellant.

James K. Gaudet, Gretna, La., William P. Schuler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Baton Rouge, La., for appellee.

Before COLEMAN and MORGAN, Circuit Judges, and HUNTER, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

Under Louisiana law a defendant may be prosecuted by information for an offense less than capital.1 In capital cases an indictment is prerequisite.

The appellant, in state custody under an information for an offense less than capital, unsuccessfully sought relief by habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. He contended there, and he argues here, that the provision of the...

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