BRIGHT v. RHAY

No. 21975.

391 F.2d 915 (1968)

James E. BRIGHT, Appellant, v. B. J. RHAY, Superintendent, Washington State Penitentiary, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

April 26, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Bright, in pro. per.

John J. O'Connell, Atty. Gen., Olympia, Wash., for appellee.

Before HAMLEY and DUNIWAY, Circuit Judges, and PREGERSON, District Judge.


PER CURIAM:

James E. Bright, presently in Washington penal custody under his conviction on a plea of guilty of grand larceny, appeals from an order of the district court denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus. No evidentiary hearing was held and no return to Bright's petition was required or obtained from appellee. The district court dismissed the application. This appeal followed. No brief was filed by appellee.

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