FLINT v. WAINWRIGHT

No. 30096 Summary Calendar.

433 F.2d 961 (1970)

Thomas J. FLINT, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, State of Florida, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 29, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Flint, pro se.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., Michael J. Minerva, Asst.Atty.Gen., Tallahassee, Fla., for respondent-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, MORGAN and CLARK, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal is taken from an order of the district court denying the petitions of a Florida state convict for the writ of habeas corpus and for damages under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 due for alleged "cruel and unusual punishment." We affirm.

Appellant alleged that he is being denied psychiatric care at the state prison, that instead he was sent to a road camp from which he twice escaped due to his mental condition, that in 1965 he was wrongly accused...

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