VICTOR v. LANE

No. 16234.

394 F.2d 268 (1968)

Joseph Muncie VICTOR, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Ward LANE, Warden of Indiana State Prison, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Seventh Circuit.

May 6, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Forrest Bowman, Jr., Ferdinand Samper, Indianapolis, Ind., for appellant.

John J. Dillon, Atty. Gen., John F. Davis, Asst. Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, Ind., for appellee.

Before CASTLE, SWYGERT and FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judges.


FAIRCHILD, Circuit Judge.

Joseph Muncie Victor is in custody in an Indiana prison, pursuant to conviction and sentence in an Indiana court. He petitioned the district court for habeas corpus. The district court decided, without an evidentiary hearing, that Victor had failed to assert a deprivation of constitutional rights, and dismissed the petition. Victor has appealed.

Victor was indigent, and was represented by court-appointed counsel at his trial. He was...

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